67 Remarkable Women Changing The World Today
Interviews and insights from Australia’s First Female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard; Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Nadia Murad; Founder of the ‘Me Too’ Movement, Tarana Burke; Britain’s Most Successful Paralympian, Dame Sarah Storey; Grammy-Award Winning Musician, Sheryl Crow; Actress & Campaigner, Geena Davis Dunn says “Leaders, trailblazers and heroines; the women interviewed exclusively for this collection show incredible talent, courage, ingenuity and resilience. By sharing their stories, we learn how we might forge a happier and more fulfilled life ourselves.”
London, 8th November 2021: Today, data-science entrepreneur, Edwina Dunn OBE launches the brand new The Female Lead book and film series, ‘We Rise By Lifting Others’.
The title We rise by lifting others is woven throughout the book; a belief in the need for a collective effort to make positive change. Not just for women, but for everyone.”
This ground-breaking collection responds to the many big questions and pressing issues women face about life and work today. It features 67 inspirational women, many world leaders, from diverse backgrounds and careers, each with their own powerful and compelling story to tell. The interviews are illustrated with stunning, original photography by Sane Seven, beautiful illustrations and an accompanying documentary film. The remarkable women include Julia Gillard, Nadia Murad, Tarana Burke, Dame Sarah Storey, Sheryl Crow, Geena Davis, Katie Piper, Judy Murray, Jodie Whittaker, Twiggy, Bernardine Evaristo OBE and Bobbi Brown and many more women you have not yet heard about, artists, activists, engineers, writers, athletes and entrepreneurs.
Many have triumphed over adversity or broken free from the constraints of their individual circumstances. Each story shows us that there are countless routes to fulfilment and prove that no one way is right or guaranteed success. As with The Female Lead Volume I, this will be donated to schools, colleges and universities in the UK and USA, and all proceeds from book sales will fund The Female Lead’s educational foundation.
Edwina Dunn says: “I want to encourage ambition and self-belief in young women. I still believe that you can’t be what you can’t see. We need many more women to be seen and for their story to be told”.
These new stories reflect a different time. Since the pandemic, we are all living through seismic changes and working through uncharted new territory. These women offer up their experience and wisdom so that we can learn from what they’ve already lived through and overcome. We hope that their story will guide and inspire future generations.
The interviews were shaped by findings from The Female Lead’s Women At Work research report, conducted in collaboration with Cambridge University psychologist, Dr Terri Apter and published in March 2021
In 2021, The Female Lead has been supported by Allen & Overy, Barclays, BT, General Mills, Hormel, HSBC, Kimberly-Clark, No7, P&G, RBC and SJP. The book and films will be unveiled at a Celebration Launch, at The Ned, London, on 8th November.
The Female Lead Volume II: ‘We Rise By Lifting Others’ By Edwina Dunn is published on November 8th 2021.
Hardback (£25) and Kindle Editions (£14.99) available on Amazon.co.uk soon
Hardback available on our website now – click here to order yours
You can nominate a UK school, college or university to receive a free copy of the book at https://www.society.thefemalelead.com/sign-up
Film releases commence November 8th on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook & Female Lead website.
Read more about The Female Lead’s ‘Women At Work’ Report at: RESEARCH | The Female Lead and try our new neuroscience-based survey into female fulfilment here: FULFILMENT FINDER | The Female Lead
The Female Lead is an educational charity, empowering women to take the lead in their lives at every age and every stage.
Our work is grounded in founder Edwina Dunn’s heritage; which is to listen and collect data through research and storytelling and then learn and respond with helpful interventions.
The Female Lead brings data and evidence to the equality challenge, unlocking the full economic potential of women and building allyship across the board to drive fulfilment for all.
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