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From running mates to governors-elect, women are showing they have a voice in politics

Whichever way this election goes, it has proven that women can actually lead. For the first time, we have tasted how close we can get to the Presidency and this won't be forgotten. It is no longer an impossible dream.

Out of four running mates, three were women. This shows that we can have more women than men in a room and the world won't burn into ashes. Women have always been the minority. They have been the minority for so long and I can't help it but marvel when I see more women taking up space and fighting for the right to be in spaces that influence policy.

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