For many years, women have had an uphill battle regarding their rights and autonomy. There have been countless groups and organizations created for women to have solidarity and support while struggling with oppression and inequality. That is what the national Future is Female Club is all about.
Senior Aliya Siddiqui is the one who helped create a chapter of Future is Female at Blue Valley after hearing about it from her friend who attends Blue Valley West. After participating and volunteering in a few of their fundraisers, she decided to share these opportunities with her fellow Tigers.
Siddiqui is the student leader of the Future is Female BlueValley chapter and the social media manager for the organization.
“[We’re] trying to unify a group of women and raise awareness about some of the problems that women face,” sponsor Kylie Thom
pson said. “[We’ll be] hosting events to combat those issues and educate people on those struggles.”
Thompson described the club as “making a difference in a fun, easy way,” and encouraged students to get involved.
“Some of the underlying struggles of women go unnoticed,” she said. “[The club] impacts our high school community in a positive way of raising awareness [about] what the future of women looks like.”
With these experiences, Siddiqui has learned that talking to others can expose you to new ideas and points of view.
“It’s really made me appreciative [of] my lifestyle and the privileges I have,” Siddiqui said. “It really opened my eyes.”
The Future is Female Club has made impacts on the world by organizing fundraisers, protests and assembling hygiene kits for women in shelters.
“My favorite thing was probably the [Roe vs. Wade overturning] protest because multiple people from different schools made signs and went downtown on the road,” she said. “We were chanting and people were honking for us.”
The Future is Female club is open for any woman to join. However, you don’t need to be a part of the club to participate in its fundraisers and protests. They announce all of their events on their Instagram if you are interested.
“I would recommend the club to anyone who is interested in just being able to make a difference in any capacity,” Thompson said.
