In this event we celebrate women in art, inspired by the incredible Barbican exhibitions of the groundbreaking Carolee Schneemann and the...

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...

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...

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An eccentric array of extravagance, electrical cats and charging female roles - 'The Electrical Life of Louis Wain' features Benedict...

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...

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...

When photographer Stephanie Goldfinger was left stuck in Bali with no money after Covid caused her flights to be cancelled, she had no...

As we near the end of a tumultuous year, in which women in particular have faced ugly and sometimes catastrophic difficulties, we wanted...

Meet artist and activist Maliha Abidi, a Pakistani-American artist and illustrator, based in the UK, whose work is dedicated to women’s...

261 Fearless founders Dr Juliet McGrattan and Edith Zuschmann tell The Female Lead how they help women to lead a sustainable, healthy,...

Bias is a safety issue. Kimberly Perkins, one of the few women pilots in the world, is using her doctoral research to prioritize...

Gender equality remains a persistent challenge within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. Female CEOs account for less than...

Leslee Udwin, formerly a filmmaker, is now a human rights campaigner. She won the 2015 Anna Lindh Prize for human rights activism and the...

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...

Navigating power dynamics has been a recurring theme in my professional tenure. We know what that power looks like - it's about...

Jenn Tardy tells us how as a society , specifically within the workplace, we need to take a step back to asses our intentions for...

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...

Today, on World Suicide Prevention Day, Youth Mental Health Campaigner Suzanne Samaka is pushing everyone to do more to protect young...

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...

Originally printed via Propel Her on the Grounded Curiosity - Propel Her – Grounded Curiosity Liz Daly, a full time Army Medical Officer,...

Marvel’s Peggy Carter boasts an impressive fictional resumé. From code-breaking at Bletchley Park to fighting HYDRA with the SSR,...

The last year pummeled us with challenges we never anticipated we would face. Lockdowns left many people struggling to pay the mortgage;...

Written by guest contributor Bilkis Miah "To move forward on gender equality, we need to stop preaching the same message to the same...

Written by guest contributor Alice Saldanha As a child, I was restless. A squirming, chattering, tumble of a girl, I could never sit...

In almost every industry, women of color receive less support, and experience double standards, microaggressions, and unconscious bias....

Written by guest contributor Stacey Soluade Kate Stanforth was training to be a professional ballet dancer when suddenly, one morning at...

Written by guest contributor Jodi Rosenthal Picture this: You are standing in front of a room of clients, ready to take them through an...

Jane Egerton-Idehen rose from slums of Lagos to run a $200m client account. The Nigerian founded Women & Career to help women reach...

Written by guest contributor Margarita Samsonova Many people are looking for ways to reconnect with nature. We are starting the global...

Gauri Agrawal is empowering Indian women with her craft brand Sirohi. Using traditional textile skills women are turning waste into high...

Join us for this LIVE session with Joanna Jordan, founder and CEO of Central Talent Booking. Joanna Jordan is the founder and CEO of...

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...

Join us for this LIVE session with Sue Unerman and Mark Edwards, authors of Belonging: The Key to Transforming and Maintaining Diversity,...

Joan MacNaughton powered to high level civil service and board positions. An influential figure in energy industry, Joan had to overcome...

By guest contributor Alice Saldanha Reshma Saujani’s 2016 TED talk ‘Teach girls bravery, not perfection’ has stayed with me over the last...

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere...Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly". Martin Luther King Image...

Author, journalist and amputee Ella Dove explains the importance of representation – in the workplace and beyond. A few months after my...

By guest writer Georgia Cohoon International Women’s Day – the day when we appreciate how amazing we are. Women of all types too –...

Next week is International Women's Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. And...

To create workplace and world that works for everyone we need to encourage and enroll the presence of conscious male allies at work and...

The Female Lead has launched a new campaign aimed at closing the ‘Entitlement Gap’ between women and men. What is the ‘Entitlement Gap’?...

The Female Lead has unveiled its pioneering research into why women have still not achieved equal progression and pay in the workplace....

When Edwina Dunn explained that The Female Lead were interested in doing research into women at mid-stage career, I knew they were onto...

By guest contributor Gigi Robinson, Photographer, TikTok Creator & Creative Consultant. Valentine’s day is not exactly going to be the...

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...

Nicholas Ferroni is a high school teacher and nationally recognized social activist who educates, mentors and inspires students to reach...

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By guest contributor Gigi Robinson, Photographer, TikTok Creator & Creative Consultant. Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders, Mental Health...

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...