Testimonials
What previous participants have told us about the programme:
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Lavender
“The programme has resulted in the biggest mind shift I have had in my personal and professional life.”
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Katy
"I no longer feel like leadership is something that is held due to your title, it's more through your behaviour and being unafraid to question and challenge unjust and un-inclusive practices. The facilitators modelled the leadership principles brilliantly, and the space was really nurturing and welcoming.”
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Leanne
“I've unlearned and relearned so many things, as well as learning how to self-reflect and challenge both myself and others. I feel empowered and inspired to make changes to my leadership practice and my organisation more broadly, and I feel confident in practical ways to approach this.”
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Sowmya
“I really enjoyed how well structured, fleshed out, and rich the curriculum and facilitation was. The resources shared and concepts explored were so foundational and crucial, and the program design was so inclusive and welcoming for me.”
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Maya
“I feel more confident. Now I know that things that have always bothered me about how the world works actually have names and solutions. I also feel like I have a global community of very smart individuals which is something I am very content with.”
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Siobhán
“I feel it has been life changing, very empowering, and has motivated me to become much more focused on my feminist agenda.”
More feedback
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"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
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"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
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"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
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“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
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“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
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"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, 2021
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“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.”
Programme participant, 2022
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“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
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“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, 2021