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Bringing more women into the NBA
The Toronto Raptors Vice President of Basketball Operations, Teresa Resch, is on a mission to create a more inclusive culture within the...
Jun 15, 2022


Rosemary Reed - Producer, Director and Founder of POW TV
Rosemary Reed - Photography by Sane Seven for The Female Lead Rosemary Reed is a producer, director and founder of POW TV (Power of Women...
May 23, 2022


Jess Wade - We Rise By Lifting Others
Jess Wade is a physicist who studies new materials at Imperial College London, where she earned both her MSc and PhD, having previously...
Apr 25, 2022


Moonknight - Mysticism, Mental Health & the Middle East
After a breakout role in Hulu’s Ramy and a handful of appearances in shorts and tv, actress May Calamawy has landed squarely on her feet...
Apr 8, 2022


Katarina Johnson-Thompson - World no.1 Heptathlete
Heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson is the current World no.1 ranked Heptathlete and won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games...
Apr 7, 2022


Angie Greaves - We Rise By Lifting Others
Angie Graves, National Drive Time Presenter, Smooth Radio and Smooth Sunday Mornings, has one of the most soulful and distinctive female...
Feb 14, 2022


Meet Judy Murray the former Scottish #1 tennis player
Judy Murray - Photography by Sane Seven for The Female Lead Judy Murray is a former Scottish #1 tennis player with 64 National titles. In...
Feb 2, 2022

From first woman Thunderbird pilot to fighting Lyme disease
Nicole Malachowski speaks to The Female Lead about how she came to be the first female Thunderbird pilot, and how a tick changed her...
Jan 18, 2022


Sue Hannam - The first female headteacher of Lichfield Cathedral School
Sue Hannam is the first female headteacher of Lichfield Cathedral School - an independent day school in Staffordshire established in 1942...
Jan 3, 2022


13-year-old superfan meets Zendaya
The Female Lead had the opportunity to speak to Zendaya for the upcoming release of #SpiderManNoWayHome. We invited 13-year-old superfan,...
Dec 22, 2021


Lady Nicola Mendelsohn CBE - We Rise By Lifting Others
Lady Nicola Mendelsohn CBE is Vice President of Facebook for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Daily Telegraph named her ‘most...
Dec 20, 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 2, 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 29, 2021


Meet Dawn Jane Keogh - the wellness coach on a mission to empower women
Hi, I'm Dawn Jane Keogh AKA Coach DJK, I'm a fully qualified Wellness Coach, Personal Trainer and member of the General Teaching Council....
Nov 26, 2021


Sandy Powell - We Rise By Lifting Others
In the first Female Lead book we profiled Sandy Powell, legendary British costume designer and winner of three Academy Awards and three...
Nov 25, 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 19, 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...
Oct 22, 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...
May 12, 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 26, 2021


Meet the Founders of the Female Film Club
Nicole Lieberman and Liza Van Der Smissen met at the BFI film festival in 2017 and have worked on an award winning short film together...
Apr 20, 2021
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