Gender equality makes democracy stronger, says Kamala Harris


  • World
  • Thursday, 01 Jul 2021

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris makes virtual remarks from the South Court Auditorium at the White House Complex in Washington, U.S., during the Generation Equality Forum in Paris, June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

PARIS (Reuters) - Women deprived of freedom of speech or the freedom to vote should fight for their rights and know that the United States stands beside them, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday.

Harris told the Generation Equality Forum at a summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron that gender equality was paramount to strengthening democracy.

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