Terry Prone: Another generation of women to be denied the everyday freedoms we enjoy

In a bank thousands of miles away, female employees looked up to see armed men entering the premises. Not to rob the institution — just to rob the women of their jobs. 

Internally displaced Afghans who fled their home due to fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security personnel take refuge in a public park in Kabul last Friday. Picture: Rahmat Gul/AP

Why would we need a national, discount Freedom Day? We’re already there, in many ways. 

Last Friday, for example, I had a business breakfast in the middle of the city, surrounded by properly-distanced people having their business breakfasts. My client and I shared the simple joy of face-to-face discourse.