“Today in Kabul, a female cat has more freedoms than a woman.” Thank you, Meryl Streep, for standing in solidarity with the women and girls of Afghanistan. This is exactly what we need—global solidarity. We need women, especially those with influence and platforms, to speak up. Be a friend. Be an ally. The fight against gender apartheid and inequality isn’t just ours; it’s everyone’s. If the world normalises the Taliban’s abhorrent treatment of women in Afghanistan, what’s to stop it from happening to women elsewhere?

Today makes three years since the fall of Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return. That’s 1063 days since girls were banned from school. And 969 days since they closed universities to women. And nobody cares.