The document presents a collection of visions for a better future by various individuals, emphasizing the importance of choice and freedom for women and girls. Each contributor imagines a world where women can fully embrace their identities, dreams, and potential without societal constraints. The document invites others to share their visions of a gender-inclusive future.

1. GENDER FUTURES
Visions of People who Believe in a Better Future
An initiative by:

10. I imagine a future…
where every little girl and every grown woman
knows that being able to exercise her choice
is as natural as being able to breathe.
and Human Factors International
I imagine a future…
where every little girl and every grown woman
does not have to wonder if she can,
but does because she wants to.
And I imagine a future…
where every little girl and every grown woman
can just be. As she wants to be.
I am rasika,
technical writer at Human Factors International

12. I imagine a future for women wherein
she can fly free like a bird,
strong and graceful,
unhindered by earth’s
limited vision
I am Manisha, managing people and
resources at HFI Pondicherry

13. I imagine a future…
where every little girl and every grown woman
knows that being able to exercise her choice
is as natural as being able to breathe.
I imagine a future…
where every little girl and every grown woman
does not have to wonder if she can,
but does because she wants to.
And I imagine a future…
where every little girl and every grown woman
can just be. As she wants to be.
I am rasika,
technical writer at Human Factors International

14. Imagining the World in which a
Kickstarter campaign and a game leads to
more awesome girl and boy engineers of
the future.
I am Catherine Gaddy, PhD, UX Strategist
for humanfactors.com

15. I envision a time when
it’s enough to just call her
an athlete…not a female
athlete
I am Suann…wife,
mother, sister, daughter,
friend, leader, athlete and
Global Financial Controller
at HFI.

16. I picture a future where we all can
move about freely—to walk alone
in the woods and draw the beauty
of nature…without fear for our
safety.
I’m Mary Michaels, User Experience Strategist
and Director of Training at Human Factors Int’l,
and an artist in Pennington, New Jersey

17. “A Future where
every girl can fulfill
her dream of
education, respect
and opportunities.”
I am Marie Rambo
Executive Administrative Assistant – HFI /USA

18. “I envision a world
where girls and women
are valued for who they
are inside, not outside.
Where girls experience
and value their
strength, power, and
independence from
control by others.”
I am Barbara Burke, Lead
Usability Analyst, HFI

19. I imagine a future where
we say YES to girls’
dreams!
I’m Diane, Marketing Campaign
Manager at HFI

20. “I dream a world where girls can
make their dreams come true.”
You are more beautiful than you think.
I’m April, a UX nerd @ HFI.
My family gave me the gift of thinking
“I can do anything” long before
I entered a world that tried to say
“No, you can’t”.
Guess who I chose to believe?

21. “I imagine a future
occupied with REAL
equality….”
I am Sowmiya,
Central Logistics Analytics Executive
with HFI.

23. If you have a Gender Future to share with us, mail us at ice@humanfactors.com
Address:
No. 10, 2nd Floor, Saint Ange St.
Puducherry – 605001,
India.
Tel : +91 413 4210583/4/5
+91 413 4210583 / 4 / 5
ice.humanfactors.com/
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