The ascendance of the Honorable Kamala Harris, to the Vice Presidency of the United States, represents a major advancement, in the direction of gender equity. The symbolism and the substance of her election to this high office, is perhaps, the single greatest achievement, in the march of our human civilization, to solidify claims and expectations, that women and men have equal potentials at the levels of: sociology, politics, governance, economics and wider societal norms and practices.
As Presidents, Barack Obama and his predecessors, could not cause “Manna” to fall on Caribbean economies. Neither can: President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris. However, I believe she represents a hell of a lot, to the potentials of women and girls, in respect of their ultimate aspirations, in politics and governance around the world.
Indeed, today the Honorable Kamala Harris is the second most powerful human alive, on planet Earth. It may very well be, that the election of the gentle lady, to the Vice Presidency of the United States, is signaling a very strong likelihood, that she will be elected the first female president of those United States of America, within the next 10 years.
I hope governments and opposition parties in the Caribbean civilization, are looking and learning.
Walk good until next time.
Arvel Grant,
Political and Current Affairs Analyst.