Vance v Walz in the U.S. election: in the struggle for gender equality it matters what powerful men think and whether they are allies – or not

The differences between the U.S. vice-presidential candidates highlight how misogyny in politics fuels the rollback of important rights and democratic freedoms. But it also shows how important it is for male politicians to step up to support rights of women and LGBTQ+ people – not least because men continue to dominate political institutions in most parts of the word.