A few days ago, Kamala Harris became the first woman to be elected as Vice President of the United States. She makes history as the first woman to be elected Vice President.  Based on her descent, she is the first Black woman and the first American Indian woman to become elected to the second highest office in the US as well. This is a big win for women, people of color and for anyone who identifies with her one way or another.   This is a big win for me as a woman particularly because it shows the world that women can aspire to lead in countries as big as America. It shows me and every woman out there that women can be actively involved in politics, not just as a massive support system to help get people elected into offices but also as key players and active participants. It shows us that women can run for elections alongside other opponents and win. Kamala Harris’ win with Joe Biden is not just a win for women living in America alone. It is a win for women all over the world. That’

 Many times, when some think about female leadership, they think about leading other women. There is still this ingrained societal construct that makes them see leadership as something that should happen only with other women involved. So, they expect women to lead units, head divisions or ministries that have to do with women or gender-related issues. This tends to limit them and make them less involved in other leadership capacities where they would have been good fits if they hadn’t boxed themselves. Once one is a gender advocate, their prayer for one is to become Minister of Women's Affairs. There are other positions within one's area of competence that one can fit in perfectly aside from that. The utmost is more competent women in power.   Women in leadership seem to also fall into that temptation where they feel the need to always talk about issues concerning women. They feel like whenever they’re speaking in public and whenever they are creating their vision, they should