U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley stepping down is like a sign that the United States is becoming more so a place for white, rich men to rule. If Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court despite his sexual assault allegations didn't prove this to you already, then Haley's resignation should.

As the first female governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley was a sign that our society was changing and shifting their perspective to allow and support women to obtain higher positions. Haley showed us that women can rise into positions of power, but now that she has given up her seat of influence in the male-dominated Trump administration — a seat that will likely go to yet another run-of-the-mill rich, white man who believes he knows what is best for everyone.

As a crucial member of President Trump's administration, Haley had led the increase of sanctions in North Korea, which released some tension between the United States and North Korea. The president himself said, "that they have solved a lot of problems" together and specifically mentioned North Korea, which he said is "moving along nicely."

It doesn't appear there was much tension between Haley and the president either.

Currently, there is no solid reason as to why Haley resigned.

Some speculate that Haley resigned because of the threat of being pushed out by National Security Adviser John Bolton and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. They are President Trump's favorite for the simple reason that they basically agree with everything he says, and the obvious fact that they are men.

Although Trump and Haley often agreed, there were a few select cases when the two would not.

For example, during a TV appearance in April, Haley announced that the U.S. would impose new sanctions on Russia. Trump denied the claim, and the White House stepped in to declare it a misunderstanding based on "momentary confusion" on Haley's part. Haley fired back that she was not confused. This shows how Haley does not allow her being a woman stop her from setting the record straight to any rich, white man, no matter how high his position of power may be. She often did this to ensure that the men of the world do not take over and speak falsely for women.

Now she's gone, so is the strong independence she took with her. With the U.N. crowd already laughing at the U.S. president, what's next? The president has a bad reputation in his choice of people to add to his administration, which was further proven after Kavanaugh. Honestly speaking, I believe that it would be possible for the president to worsen our relationships with other countries, which would worsen the status and reputation of the United States.

For us to even salvage what's left of our dignity, whoever takes Nikki Haley's place as the U.N. ambassador has to be able to know where to draw the line between the president's influence and the fact of the matter of issues at hand.

We need a representative of the nation, like Haley was — not another member of the affluent Caucasian patriarchy.