Compass December 2024 - Special Edition (Women Who Future(s))

This special edition co-founded by Abril Chimal and Thays Prado recenters the plurality of voices and visions offered by women futurists. Eva Tomas Casado and Soha Rashed share pathways to empowerment by focusing on positive achievement signals in gender equality. Karla Paniagua reflects on a decade of nurturing women professionals through CENTRO’s Tomorrow’s Design program. Loes Damhof Nienke Stoop and Ramila Khafaji Zadeh explore the rebirth of feminine agency in the future of birth. Zemina Meghji argues that meeting our inner shadows is necessary to create truly alternative and liberated futures. Marjolein Pijnappels and Amritha R Warrier use speculative design to explore future gender and family structures. Estefania Simon-Sasyk facilitates a panel from the Global Majority to reimagine food systems through a feminist lens. Tianna Brand and Sonia Fèvre use mind maps to explore the preconditions and consequences of gender-inclusive policy measures. Isidora González Ríos imagines Latin America as a global leader in sustainable innovation by 2050. Siddhi Ashar highlights women’s imagination as the key to adapting to climate migration. Bárbara Ferrer Lanz challenges the narrative of sacrifice and explores the transformative process of matrescence. Camila Guerrero shares a personal reflection on the female gaze and the supportive power of collective experience. Other pieces include Sara Kichly on the role of Arabic in futures literacy and Hope Netshivhambe’s poetry on volatile peace.