If you've been to any clothing store lately you've probably
come across some kind of shirt with the slogan "The Future Is Female"
- as soon as corporate finds an opportunity, they commercialise on it and this
is no exception. However, the phrase still holds so much weight.
Women are taking over all aspects. This is undeniable. Most
undergraduate classes are at least 70% female, stay at home moms are becoming a
dying breed and in general women are dominating every sector of life. However
the scale isn't completely balanced, especially in the entrepreneurial sector.
While this isn't completely new territory for the fairer sex, it tends to be a
rather hostile one. That's why organizations like Future Females are so
necessary.
What is Future Females?
A movement formed by females for females. It is an
empowerment movement aimed to uplift and helps women from all walks of life
through their entrepreneurial journey. The organisation first launched in South
Africa in August 2017 (Exactly a year ago!) and have already grown to have over
3000 members of the community actively participating to drive our mission
globally with events in South Africa, German and Namibia. The Future Females
mission is to accelerate the success of aspiring and existing female entrepreneurs
and intrapreneurs to provide an environment where females can connect, and
access the necessary resources.
Why is Future Females necessary?
To break it down for you:
- Globally, female
entrepreneurs received just 2.5% of total venture capital funding in 2016.
- However, companies delivered 63% better return with
females in senior leadership positions.
- Globally, women own just 1% of the world’s wealth.
Let that sink in. JUST. ONE. PERCENT.
The Future Females Mission
"We believe that to drive change through
entrepreneurship, technology and innovation, we cannot have just 50% of the
world focused on it.
More focus is needed to encourage and accelerate the success
of aspiring and existing female entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs.
Providing an environment, both physically and emotionally,
where women can connect with others and access key resources (mentorship,
funding, education) is key to accelerating the rate of female entrepreneurship
and intrapreneurship globally."
You can attend Future Females
Future Females is a platform that connects, inspires and
supports existing and aspiring female entrepreneurs.
We are women that break the mould and think bigger. We want more and take action to get it.
Future Females are having their first birthday on 28 August
2018 in Durban. You can purchase tickets for the Future Females event in Durban here. The standard ticket on the day is R80 per person, with early bird tickets
being R45.
The speakers at the Durban event are Melanie Gard, digital marketing expert, serial entrepreneur and motivational speaker, and Darlene Menzies, who was named one of 6 Top Female Tech
Breakthrough Entrepreneurs in Africa for 2017 by World Economic Forum.
You can also win tickets! To win tickets you can enter on instagram and follow the steps. Goodluck!
You take a boss picture of yourself or a boss chick or dude you’d nominate to win (we don't discriminate), and in keeping with the theme with your caption, tell us how you've failed but learnt from your experience and the growth as a result. Tag @sa_young_female_professional , tag @futurefemales , #futurefemalesdurban#FailFoward.
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