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Making progress one step at a time
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“We have every right to be in [the same] position and jobs as a man does and be on that same playing field.” — Emily Bersaglia, school psychologist
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“Women can make the same decisions and [we can] pave pathways just as well as men.” — Lillie Phares, guidance counselor
“Women leaders are empowering other women to follow in their footsteps.” — Marisa Amezquita, guidance counselor
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more natural for girls to go in the direction they want to go in, whatever that is,” Bove said.
Polly Bove breezes past stereotypes By Katelynn Ngo
Her granddaughter then turned to Bove and asked if superintendents can be boys — and that’s when Bove saw, as a woman in a leadership role, the progress she made. “As more role models come forward, it seems
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One day in the office, FUHSD superintendent Polly Bove’s four-and-ahalf-year-old granddaughter visited her. When her father came to pick her up, Bove’s granddaughter asked him if he ever wanted to be a superintendent like Bove.
What does 'the future is female' mean to you?
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“The future has always been female. We’ve been here and we’ve been fighting strong.” — Maria Trejo, dean
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“Everybody should have an opportunity to be the best they can be.” — Loy Oppus-Moe, FUHS Foundation co-president
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“[It means] females will have every option [and] every opportunity available to them.” — Rita Allen, FUHS Foundation co-president
“[It means] the same expectations, pay [and treatment] when being considered for anything.” — Trudy Gross, associate superintendent
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“There’s a movement and female leadership [will] increase. There’s a lot of support behind that.” — Paula Robinson, FUHSD director of HR
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“[In the past], men were engineers and women were not. Now more and more women are going into STEM.” — Mary Lund, CCC adviser
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“It means that I have all these opportunities and options. I’m not limited because of my gender.” — Anna Perronne (11)
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“It means that girls can do anything guys can do, regardless of gender.” — Kendra Wong (12)
“[It means] women having more authority in important positions and doing things equal to men.” —Kyra Sunil (10)
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“It encourages girls to have large goals and aim high. It [inspires] young people.” — Carolyn Shan (12)
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What does 'the future is female' mean to you? By Katelynn Ngo with additional reporting by Nitya Kashyap
Women leaders act as pillars for one another
In the past, growing up as a woman was a lot different than how it is now, Nurnberg said. “Women are just being raised in a totally different way. I mean, I was told that I could do whatever I wanted when growing up, but there was still an expectation that I would go to college, find my initial career and then get married and settle down,” Nurnberg said. “The labor force just looks very different for women now and the opportunities that exist for women are very different. It’s far easier to then work toward that goal when you’re not the first person paving the way.”
Assistant principal relies on other female staff members as support network By Katelynn Ngo
a mom, and not necessarily as a woman in a professional career.” However, the abundance of female leaders on campus has helped her block out those comments. “There’s really strong female leadership in this district, and a number of them are my close friends. They have all faced obstacles at one point or another in their careers because of their gender,” Nurnberg said. “When there’s an environment that’s saturated with other female leaders, it’s not like you give up because of that, right? You have role models or models [that] aspire [you] to do it.”
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In her 13 years as an administrator, Denae Nurnberg has been in every role with the exception of principal. Currently, she is the assistant principal, in addition to working closely with the science department and the special education department. During those years, Nurnberg has heard comments made about her based on her gender, she said. “I would say I had to deal with fielding comments and commentary about my gender when I was pregnant for the most part,” Nurnberg said. “A lot of the comments were about that, and just telling me what I should do as
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‘You kick like a girl’
Empowerment through soccer and activism
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Having been ingrained in to prove herself to others in her me. It’s a huge surge and it’s all her Spanish culture and fam- life, not only in sports but also about feminism,” Zamora said. ily, soccer had always been a in other areas. In her own life, Zamora central aspect of senior Fabio“I always had to prove my- said she advocates for womla Zamora’s life. Yet, as a child, self to other male figures in my en’s representation by being Zamora said she struggled to life. Not only was it on the field, vice president of the Women’s find a female role model in the it [also] started in the class- Empowerment Ambassadors sport she was so passionate room and [in] social aspects,” (WEA) on campus. WEA ofabout. As a result, Zamora of- Zamora said. “I had to prove ten goes on marches and volten found herself neglecting myself to others, because I felt unteers for causes that help the feminine parts of her. like I was starting from a low- women. “I was a tomboy [growing er level, essentially, because I “[WEA] is a safe space not up] because I thought that in was a woman.” only for feminists that are alorder to excel in soccer, I had However, Zamora — who ready on campus, but for peoto neglect my feminine side,” has obtained an athletic schol- ple who are curious or quesZamora said. “[I thought] that arship to the University of Ha- tioning about it,” Zamora said. would make [me] be able to wai’i as a prominent female “We have open conversations reach my full potential.” athlete — said that’s slowly and essentially bring awareOn the field, Zamora said starting to change now. ness about the truths of the soother players treated her differ“[The phrase ‘the future is ciety that we live in.” ently because of her gender. female’] means everything to The stereotypes that are “Just playing pushed on feminism with others boys or gender equality and [even] playare also not accuing with men, they rate, Zamora said. would feel uncom“A lot of times, fortable playing a people are deterred woman,” Zamora from learning about said. “They felt feminism because that they had to they see it as somedowngrade their thing extreme and ability in order something that’s to have a fair kind of far reaching match.” and a little bit radiBecause of Photo courtesy of Claire Torii cal,” Zamora said. this, Zamora said “But it’s not that she found herself MARCHING FOR WOMEN: Zamora, with WEA, participated at all — it’s just a constantly trying in a women’s march in San Francisco on Jan. 19, 2019. goal.”
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