Turning Red: destigmatise periods for young women
Turning Red & The Power of Cringe Stick-on earrings, digital pets and garish music magazines, the late 90’s/early 00’s were a rush of...
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- Mar 8
Read for Good’s Holly McSweeney revels in The Female Lead’s stories of inspirational women
Each woman featured in The Female Lead's book has a history and a success to be shared... When The Female Lead landed at the Read for...
- Jan 4
December 2021: Celebrating women
As we close the chapter of 2021 and enter a new year, let's take a look back at some of the great moments in December to celebrate women....
- Dec 23, 2021
'The Electrical Life of Louis Wain': a late 1800's Claire Foy, Cats & Benedict Cumberbatch
An eccentric array of extravagance, electrical cats and charging female roles - 'The Electrical Life of Louis Wain' features Benedict...
- Dec 23, 2021
Where money means nothing and midge repellent means everything
The girl in the woolly hat at the tiny village of Elgol on the Isle of Skye summed it up: “I’ve realised,” she said, almost shocked at...
- Dec 22, 2021
Tackling the gender diversity problem in STEM in 2021
How far have we come and how far have we got to go? There have been many initiatives made by governments across the globe and...
- Dec 2, 2021
Meet the woman who uses photography to shake up the unfair system designed for women
When photographer Stephanie Goldfinger was left stuck in Bali with no money after Covid caused her flights to be cancelled, she had no...
- Dec 1, 2021
November 2021: Celebrating women
As we near the end of a tumultuous year, in which women in particular have faced ugly and sometimes catastrophic difficulties, we wanted...
- Nov 30, 2021
Rise: Celebrating 100 remarkable women of colour
Meet artist and activist Maliha Abidi, a Pakistani-American artist and illustrator, based in the UK, whose work is dedicated to women’s...
- Nov 29, 2021
"When women run together incredible things happen"
261 Fearless founders Dr Juliet McGrattan and Edith Zuschmann tell The Female Lead how they help women to lead a sustainable, healthy,...
- Nov 25, 2021
Piloting towards psychological safety
Bias is a safety issue. Kimberly Perkins, one of the few women pilots in the world, is using her doctoral research to prioritize...
- Nov 24, 2021
Why is there a lack of gender equality in biopharma?
Gender equality remains a persistent challenge within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. Female CEOs account for less than...
- Nov 19, 2021
Leslee Udwin - We Rise By Lifting Others
Leslee Udwin, formerly a filmmaker, is now a human rights campaigner. She won the 2015 Anna Lindh Prize for human rights activism and the...
- Nov 1, 2021
The rise of social media and body dysmorphia
At 16 years of age, I joined Instagram, excited to be part of the grown-up world. Coming from a family of techies, I was well-aware of...
- Oct 29, 2021
The realities of being a woman in technology
Navigating power dynamics has been a recurring theme in my professional tenure. We know what that power looks like - it's about...
- Oct 27, 2021
5 ways digging deeper increases diversity
Jenn Tardy tells us how as a society , specifically within the workplace, we need to take a step back to asses our intentions for...
- Oct 22, 2021
Medical Herstory: the stigmatization of women's health
Shame and stigma are problems that are far too common in women's health experiences. That's why one woman decided to set up Medical...
- Sep 10, 2021
Why #Honesty About Editing matters
Today, on World Suicide Prevention Day, Youth Mental Health Campaigner Suzanne Samaka is pushing everyone to do more to protect young...
- Sep 2, 2021
"It always seems impossible, until it is done" - Nelson Mandela
In a viral post on LinkedIn, Deladem Dzotsi shares her experience of passing The Bar on her 24th birthday. "27.05.21. Called to the Bar...
- Aug 25, 2021
What it means to fight like a girl
Originally printed via Propel Her on the Grounded Curiosity - Propel Her – Grounded Curiosity Liz Daly, a full time Army Medical Officer,...
- Aug 13, 2021
A woman staying in the room is what changes the world
Marvel’s Peggy Carter boasts an impressive fictional resumé. From code-breaking at Bletchley Park to fighting HYDRA with the SSR,...
- Aug 10, 2021
Has the pandemic shifted our perspective on what makes us feel fulfilled?
The last year pummeled us with challenges we never anticipated we would face. Lockdowns left many people struggling to pay the mortgage;...
- Jun 7, 2021
Stereotypes and the BAME community
Written by guest contributor Bilkis Miah "To move forward on gender equality, we need to stop preaching the same message to the same...
- May 28, 2021
The Female Leads of Literature
Written by guest contributor Alice Saldanha As a child, I was restless. A squirming, chattering, tumble of a girl, I could never sit...
- May 12, 2021
How to Disrupt a System That Was Built to Hold You Back
In almost every industry, women of color receive less support, and experience double standards, microaggressions, and unconscious bias....
- May 12, 2021
Meet the woman leading the way for inclusive dance
Written by guest contributor Stacey Soluade Kate Stanforth was training to be a professional ballet dancer when suddenly, one morning at...
- Apr 29, 2021
It’s time to smash the taboo of menopause in the workplace
Written by guest contributor Jodi Rosenthal Picture this: You are standing in front of a room of clients, ready to take them through an...
- Apr 26, 2021
From the slums to inspiring women across Africa
Jane Egerton-Idehen rose from slums of Lagos to run a $200m client account. The Nigerian founded Women & Career to help women reach...
- Apr 22, 2021
How to reconnect with the planet on Earth Day
Written by guest contributor Margarita Samsonova Many people are looking for ways to reconnect with nature. We are starting the global...
- Apr 19, 2021
Designing a better life for Indian women
Gauri Agrawal is empowering Indian women with her craft brand Sirohi. Using traditional textile skills women are turning waste into high...
- Apr 15, 2021
Celebrities, Representation & The Power of Female Voices
Join us for this LIVE session with Joanna Jordan, founder and CEO of Central Talent Booking. Joanna Jordan is the founder and CEO of...
- Apr 14, 2021
The Making of Mandu Reid - Segregation, Abortion, Sexual Harassment and Hitchhiking in South Africa
Welcome to the second series of The Making of... from The Female Lead Our guest this week is Mandu Reid, leader of The Women's Equality...
- Apr 8, 2021
How to Engage Men as Allies for Gender Equality
Join us for this LIVE session with Sue Unerman and Mark Edwards, authors of Belonging: The Key to Transforming and Maintaining Diversity,...
- Apr 6, 2021
Dealing with male prejudice in the workplace
Joan MacNaughton powered to high level civil service and board positions. An influential figure in energy industry, Joan had to overcome...
- Mar 24, 2021
Teaching girls bravery instead of perfection
By guest contributor Alice Saldanha Reshma Saujani’s 2016 TED talk ‘Teach girls bravery, not perfection’ has stayed with me over the last...
- Mar 19, 2021
Navigating gender bias in the workplace: lessons from tackling racial bias
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere...Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly". Martin Luther King Image...
- Mar 12, 2021
‘Disability is not inability’
Author, journalist and amputee Ella Dove explains the importance of representation – in the workplace and beyond. A few months after my...
- Mar 8, 2021
One woman to celebrate on International Women's Day: Flossie Wong-Staal
By guest writer Georgia Cohoon International Women’s Day – the day when we appreciate how amazing we are. Women of all types too –...
- Mar 5, 2021
Find out what The Female Lead will #ChooseToChallenge for International Women's Day
Next week is International Women's Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. And...
- Mar 2, 2021
The essential role of men being allies for inclusive leadership and business
To create workplace and world that works for everyone we need to encourage and enroll the presence of conscious male allies at work and...
- Feb 28, 2021
Close The #EntitlementGap with The Female Lead
The Female Lead has launched a new campaign aimed at closing the ‘Entitlement Gap’ between women and men. What is the ‘Entitlement Gap’?...
- Feb 28, 2021
New research into working women launches today
The Female Lead has unveiled its pioneering research into why women have still not achieved equal progression and pay in the workplace....
- Feb 28, 2021
How The Female Lead’s Women at Work Research illuminates the (lack of) progression from 25 years ago
When Edwina Dunn explained that The Female Lead were interested in doing research into women at mid-stage career, I knew they were onto...
- Feb 13, 2021
As an immunocompromised, disabled woman, here are a few things that I plan on doing this Valentine’s
By guest contributor Gigi Robinson, Photographer, TikTok Creator & Creative Consultant. Valentine’s day is not exactly going to be the...
- Feb 10, 2021
Images Matter. Art Matters
A Message from Artist Alex Rudin In the throws of 2020, I discovered great purpose as an artist. In the darkness of lockdown, a window of...
- Feb 5, 2021
High school teacher recreates sexist ads to teach students a lesson
Nicholas Ferroni is a high school teacher and nationally recognized social activist who educates, mentors and inspires students to reach...
- Feb 2, 2021
Rubik's Cube Artists Spotlight Iconic Women
Nicecubeart was created by Rubik's cube artists Jennifer Loeb and Phillip Pollack. They started creating these unique pieces of art...
- Jan 30, 2021
Why I no longer retouch or pose in my photos
By guest contributor Gigi Robinson, Photographer, TikTok Creator & Creative Consultant. Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders, Mental Health...
- Jan 29, 2021
Breaking down barriers to address ongoing inequality
What a year 2020 has been. A year when many of us have had to suspend our normal way of life, a year when we’ve supported family, friends...
- Jan 26, 2021
They told me I can't, but here I am
"They told me I can't: Have a baby at 18, go to uni with a young child, be a lawyer with tattoos, run my own law firm. But here I am......