Pingry for Girls Empowerment (P4GE) is a new club in Pingry this year, looking \u201cto raise awareness on contemporary issues affecting women and girls both nationwide and around the world,\u201d according to club co-leader Eva Schiller (IV). The other co-leaders, Emma Huang (IV) and Sydney Stovall (IV), join Schiller to broaden the scope of girls\u2019 empowerment both within and outside the Pingry community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The club consists of a group of students interested in learning more about the fight for women\u2019s rights and taking a more active role in advocating for women\u2019s rights in today\u2019s society. Although it was only established this year, P4GE has already gathered a diverse group of students who are eager to participate in the rich opportunities the club has to offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the main priorities P4GE leaders had when creating this club was differentiating it from Girls\u2019 Affinity group, a group with similar interests. \u201cThe Girls\u2019 Affinity group is definitely an extremely important asset to the school, so we wanted to make sure [our missions] weren\u2019t clashing,\u201d Stovall explains. \u201cAn Affinity Group is designed to bring people together that share the same identity to discuss topics that relate their shared identity. P4GE strives to be open to all genders because we believe women\u2019s equality should not solely be an issue to women.\u201d P4GE hopes to attract any student who shares the same goals as the club by hosting fun activities at each meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The success and popularity of P4GE can be attributed to the creative ideas and opportunities the leaders have. When asked about her reaction to the response of the club, Schiller adds, \u201cThe leaders and I were very excited at the response of our club. Right now a large part of our club consists of sophomores, but we got a lot of attention at the club fair, and can hopefully expand further as we plan more activities.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These activities include \u201cfemale guest speakers from varying backgrounds to talk about female empowerment on a small panel,\u201d according to Stovall, as well as \u201c[taking] action by writing letters to government representatives\u201d according to Schiller. With these plans in mind, the leaders hope to spark an interest for others to take initiative as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the first outside\u2013of\u2013school events the leaders planned was a trip to the Women\u2019s March in New York City, NY. However, due to forecasts suggesting unfavorable weather, the trip had to be cancelled. Fortunately, the Women\u2019s March did not go unattended as Grace Wang (IV) travelled to the city to attend the march. \u201cI was disappointed when the trip got cancelled because I was really looking forward to it,\u201d says Wang. \u201cI decided to go anyway. It was such a nice atmosphere, and I had a great time!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year, P4GE hopes to encourage more students to participate in their club and to build on the environment at Pingry as a whole. The leaders are excited to see what the future brings for P4GE, and they aspir<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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