Testimonials
What previous participants have told us about the programme:
“I feel it has been life changing, very empowering, has motivated me to become much more focused on my feminist agenda.”
— Siobhán, 2021
“Superb facilitation and such inspiring content. You create what feels like a genuinely safe and welcoming space for us all to come into and it has been pure joy. Thank you.”
— Programme Participant, 2022
“Being in a group of like minded people provided supportive and reflective space. I am affirmed in practising self/group care as a radical means of resistance and I now have labels and terms for experiences and situations that I could not name or articulate. My style of leadership has been validated, challenged and transformed.” - Joyce, 2023
— Joyce, 2023
“It has had a huge impact on my thinking and my confidence. It really gave me the language I needed to communicate what I was feeling.”
— Elaine, 2021
“I feel braver and more informed on how to support and practice feminist leadership.”
— Programme Participant, Spring 2021
“I'm much more intentional about how I want to lead and why. The course gave me a chance to reflect and decide certain tasks that I want to take.”
— Chitra, 2021
“This programme has helped me grow, be more aware of how to build change and above all it has encouraged me to try new approaches and take risks. From day one I felt encouraged and supported to apply the learnings. Leila and Natalie create an environment where growth is possible without being judged.”
— Avatâra, 2021
“The course gave me a framework for feminist leadership. It gave me a boost of inspiration and a language for things I was feeling, but had no 'professional' language for... I do not feel alone in my quest for a world of gender equality. I feel connected to others who are trying to achieve similar transformations.” - Sophia, 2023
— Sophia, 2023
“The programme gave me language and concepts for things that I was desperately yearning to enforce and implement but that still felt a bit elusive. I had not seen a lot of feminist (or simply good) leadership in my work so this was a revelation.”
— Programme Participant, Spring 2021
“The programme was so instructive in that it gave me a language and principles to approach a completely new way of thinking and working, something that touched both my personal and professional life. It showed that there is another way to approach leadership and interpersonal relationships within the workplace and beyond. I will be revisiting everything that I learned in my career in the future.”
— Programme Participant, Spring 2021
“The course was more challenging than I could possibly have imagined! This was largely because it led me to confront some of my own prejudices and behaviours that I had not been willing to acknowledge up to this point, but at the same time it felt truly liberating to be invited to see those parts of ourselves for what they were, in order to transform them. The space created by Leila & Natalie and the group was incredibly supportive as we did this difficult work together, and as someone who felt they had less experience than most people, and therefore sometimes fewer insights to share, I felt like my contributions were valued, and I learned so much.”
— Claire, 2021
“The programme has given me a frame for so many of the thoughts, beliefs and challenges I have, and helped to make me more conscious of the tools I have to make change happen. It opened up a beautiful new group of people for me to interact with and learn from and made me more aware of myself, my body, my thoughts and how I am caring for my wellbeing and that of others.”