Sen Kamala Harris (Photo: Screen capture)
Nearly 2,000 Americans have served as United States senators. As of today, 1,928 of them have been men. Only 57 of them have been women. This striking disparity provides a clear mandate for California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he considers a replacement for Sen. Kamala D. Harris, who will become vice president of the United States in January. Without question, Newsom should appoint a woman to Harris’ seat. To do otherwise would be to perpetuate the historic injustices that have deprived women of their equal rights throughout history — and to rob the nation of women’s leadership at a time when we ne...
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