Why "The Future Is Female"?

4 words. 4 words that can bring so much empowerment to one group of people, yet can bring so much frustration towards another group of people. Now this phrase has been brought up by Hilary Clinton after she lost the 2016 Presidental Election to Donald Trump. She said this phrase in a video for the AOL's 2017 Makers Conference.

"Despite all the challenges we face, I remain convinced that yes, the future is female"

Now Hilary didn't make this phrase on the spot. It was actually a slogan created for the 1970s LGBT movement by lesbian separatists. It has definitely resurfaced over the last year.

Is the future really female you ask?

well...let's look at the statistics.

-There are more women majoring in STEM programs now than ever before

-More women are starting their businesses
(the number of women starting their businesses increased from 26% to 29%)

-More women are receiving higher positions in major corporations (over 50%)

-We had a female running for president who won the popular vote.
(Clinton with 48.2% and Trump with 46.10%)


and so much more.
These numbers are expected to grow in the upcoming future.

So you can really say that the future is female.

Now, this isn't a phrase to undermine men and their power. This is a phrase to empower women. It's proven that women are appreciated less globally and we're tired of it. We're tired of seeing men in power and we want to change that.

This phrase means that we want to inspire women and little girls to want to become the first female president, to become scientists, to become CEOS, to become businesswomen. We want to see women in power.

I truly believe that this statement will drive my generation and many generations after mine to become successful and powerful women that I know we can be. We can fight through the hardships that we face such as the wage gap and gender inequality. We can be strong and we can fight through anything.

and I know that we will...

persist.

Credits:

-The Washington Post
-Catalyst.org
-Report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research
-Prabal Gurung for the photo
-cookpolitical.com