Both at home and abroad, Ivanka Trump has been a strong and confident advocate for female equality.

Both at home and abroad, Ivanka Trump has been a strong and confident advocate for female equality.

In 1984, Geraldine Ferraro made history by participating in the first male-on-female vice presidential debate against George H. W. Bush. What should have been a groundbreaking moment for gender equality in politics became a forum for old gender expectations.

Hope springs eternal, even for hopeless crusades.