The Women's Leadership Network aims to develop a strong, dynamic and influential network of women leaders, to promote equality of opportunity throughout the FE system.

Welcome to the Women’s Leadership Network 

During these challenging times, we shall ensure that our support for women leaders in the sector continues to grow. There are now WLN networks in most regions providing activities to support women. Our first mentoring programme is under way and our third annual conference in May was a huge success.

The findings of our recent research into gender and career progression are now available and the good practice guide for the sector will be out in the autumn. Our 470 respondents painted a clear picture of what should be happening to encourage and support women to aim higher, and revealed some good practice but also a lot of barriers including the negative impact of organisational cultures.

We now have 64 corporate members! (click here for details).  This is fantastic, but we still need more members if we are to continue our work. So if you have not already done so, please join today. Watch out for the third issue of “Leader”, the WLN newsletter.

Sally Dicketts
Chair, Women’s Leadership Network