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Exclusive Interview with Anita Asante: A Trailblazing Athlete and Equality Advocate
Anita Asante is an outstanding athlete and passionate equality campaigner. Over the last two decades, she played for such teams as...
Jul 28, 2023


Tova Leigh - Writer, Performer & Content Creator
Tova Leigh was born in Israel. She studied law and worked as an employment lawyer for two years before moving to the UK to pursue a...
Jul 25, 2023


Why Vanessa Kirby and Pom Klementieff Are the Female Icons We Need in Action Films!
In a recent interview led by The Female Lead's Alex Light, renowned actresses Vanessa Kirby and Pom Klementieff shed light on the...
Jul 10, 2023


Mission: Impossible -Hayley Atwell on the Importance of Complex, Morally Ambiguous Female Characters
In an exclusive interview conducted by Alex Light for The Female Lead, Hayley Atwell, star of the new Mission: Impossible film, shares...
Jul 10, 2023


Breaking Barriers: Laura Terruso and the Rise of Female Directors in Hollywood
Girl power behind the camera (or the lack thereof) remains a hot topic. So many talented female directors are out there, but they aren’t...
Jun 1, 2023


Inspirational Lessons from The Little Mermaid Stars
In a wonderful collaboration between The Female Lead and Girlguiding, a group of Brownies from south London had a remarkable opportunity...
May 25, 2023


Ayo Sokale's Inspiring Journey as a Black, Autistic Woman in STEM
We interviewed Ayo Sokale, a civil engineer whose childhood experiences in Nigeria inspired her to pursue a career in engineering....
May 10, 2023


The Power of Representation: Yara Shahidi Talks to 9-Year-Old Fan About Playing Tinker Bell
The newly released Disney film, "Peter Pan and Wendy," has caught the attention of many, particularly with Yara Shahidi playing Tinker...
Apr 28, 2023


Alien: The First Feminist Blockbuster
The Female Lead presented a panel discussion at the Science Museum, following a screening of Ridley Scott's iconic Alien (1979), to ask...
Apr 24, 2023


Empowering Women in the Workplace: A Conversation with FT Talent and The Female Lead
Edwina Dunn, founder of The Female Lead, and Virginia Stagni, founder of FT Talent, hosted a conversation about how we can empower women...
Apr 18, 2023


"You aren’t any less deserving of intimacy because your body has changed" - Bella Davis
1. How do you encourage women to embrace their changing bodies and feel confident in their skin? By showing images of my body changing...
Apr 18, 2023

Meet the powerhouse behind the role of Juliet in & Juliet: Miriam-Teak Lee
Photo credit: Joseph Sinclair "I have always lived by the notion that “you can be anything or do anything you put your mind to” my mum...
Apr 17, 2023

Tess Daly: I don’t want to encourage my daughters to count calories
Tess Daly says she’ll never pay attention to calories – because of the negative impact it could have on her teenagers. “What’s the point?...
Mar 29, 2023


Meet Lauren Paton - the former director of marketing partnerships for Disney
Former Director of marketing partnerships for Disney, head of content launch marketing for Amazon and head of marketing for Amazon...
Mar 6, 2023


Formerly the highest-ranking woman in the British army - meet Brigadier Nicky Moffat CBE
Brigadier Nicky Moffat CBE, formerly the highest-ranking woman in the British army, is a top International Women’s Day speaker and...
Mar 6, 2023


Meet Britain's first female fast jet pilot - Jo Salter
Jo Salter, who was listed as one of the UK’s Top High-Performance Experts, sat down with The Female Lead to discuss her experience of...
Mar 6, 2023


What presenter Anita Nneka Jones wants everyone to know about endometriosis
For Endometriosis Action Month, Anita Nneka Jones talks to Prudence Wade about her frustrating journey – both before and after getting...
Mar 2, 2023


The Female Lead at the V&A: Daphne Guinness
At the end of 2022, The Female Lead hosted an intimate conversation at the V&A with icon Daphne Guinness and fashion curator NJ...
Jan 16, 2023


Bobbi Brown - Makeup Artist, Author & Serial Entrepreneur
Bobbi Brown is a make-up artist, bestselling author, public speaker, entrepreneur, and the founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics – the initial...
Oct 5, 2022

"Receiving cards during cancer treatment changed my life"
When Abi Smith's life was turned upside down by cancer, she was surprised to find how cards from family and friends kept her positive...
Aug 31, 2022
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