Gender diversity Fearless Girls. We Built Her And Now They’ve Come Build it and they will come, or so the saying goes. It appears that now, they are here. By Jamila Rizvi Gender diversity Build it and they will come, or so the saying goes. It appears that now, they are here. By Jamila Rizvi Previous article Members On Their Way: Vy Pham Next article Plant An Expectation, Reap A Disappointment Plaits swinging down her back, hands defiantly at her hips, the original Fearless Girl was unveiled in March of 2017. Her infamy stemmed, not from her appearance, but her location. The statue of a girl was placed on Wall Street, positioned to stare down the longstanding ‘raging bull’ of the New York Stock Exchange. Take that world.It was a warm and pleasant symbol. The fact Fearless Girl was actually part of an advertising campaign did little to taint her shine. (Who was the advertising campaign for? Don’t remember. Well, there you go. It wasn’t very good.) Fearless Girl gave the globe a quiet moment of hope. Hope that somewhere, perhaps amongst the next generation, lay someone who could change this world for the better. Just A Thought explores the cultural and political musings of Jamila Rizvi. justathought Best Of Future Women Culture “Never an excuse”: Why Katrina still can’t stand the smell of bourbon By Sally Spicer Equity A sneak peek inside the sold-out budget event By Odessa Blain Culture Janine never thought divorce would mean losing her family and friends By Sally Spicer Equity Inside the shared joke between Gallagher and Wong By Odessa Blain Culture “Invisible victims”: Why Conor was forced to live in an unsafe home By Sally Spicer Culture Miranda*’s mothers group helped her escape abuse. Then the stalking began By Sally Spicer Culture “We can’t change this on our own” By Melanie Dimmitt Culture “Marching forward means ensuring all our voices are heard” By Melanie Dimmitt Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
