Smashing Stereotypes: From Temporary Typist to Trailblazer in Policing When Nikki Ross first stepped through the doors of Thames Valley Police at just 17 years old, it was as a

Milton Keynes: Leading the Charge in Britain’s Silicon Valley with Innovation and Inclusivity The announcement by the Chancellor to position the Oxford and Cambridge Arc as central to the UK’s

As Women Leaders approaches its 10th anniversary in 2025, we find ourselves at a pivotal juncture—a moment to reflect on progress, celebrate achievements, and take stock of the challenges that

This week marks Trustees Week, and we are celebrating the crucial role and invaluable work our trustees do behind the scenes at Women Leaders. Last year, the board was delighted

The Importance of Allyship Hiran is an Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion strategist and leader, she is passionate about creating the foundation to facilitate culture change and embedding EDI into policy

Credit: ODESSA, UKRAINE – June 1, 2021: Barbie and Ken Dolls on blue-pin Barbie is a Feminist Bimbo! (and why we need to pay more attention to gender stereotyping) Barbie

Supporting Women in STEM and Recognising the Women of Bletchley Park Recently, I came across an intriguing article about the Code Girls of WWII. They were a group of over

International Women’s Day on 8th March each year is a great time for each of us at Women Leaders UK to reflect critically on the progress we have made and

Women Leaders is proud to support WOMBA (https://wombagroup.com/) and Ashridge Hult Business School  (https://www.hult.edu/en/executive-education/about/) in seeking out working mums and dads to interview for a new research project investigating the

Written by Ruby Parmar   So it started on the night of October 11, 2019. What a night that was. I’m sure all of you who were there will remember

Written by Zoe Raven 20th November marked the day which symbolises where women’s average earnings stop for the year, in comparison to men’s average earnings.  2020 also marks the 50th

Written by Pam Gosal   It has been a trying year, we have lost loved ones, lost our freedoms, lost jobs, and lost the most simple things like the way

Written by Precious Zumbika-Lwanga, Partner – Queensbury, Founder & MD- Perspectif Ltd As I reflect on the past month of Black history celebrations, I must admit that this year it

Written by Elizabeth Sheldon   It will be International Volunteers day on the 5th December and this event made me think about the value of volunteers to the recipients of

Written By Anna Clarke, Director of Employer Engagement, MK College When the country first went into lockdown, it became clear that there were two things that were vital if we

Written by Nick Mann As I sit down once more at my home desk to write this (long-overdue) blog, I have, playing in the background, the Today programme. The dolorous

Written by Fiona Boundy, Creative and Cultural Manager at Milton Keynes Council An email landed in mid-March with the news that all non-essential meetings were to be suspended, we were

Written by Gamiel Yafai  It was 20 years ago last month that I entered the Diversity and Inclusion profession. Little did I know that it would become a way of

Written by Ben Everitt It’s an honour to have been elected to represent Milton Keynes North at the end of last year. It’s less than a year ago, but the

Written by Grace McElroy – General Manager Late March we closed our hotel – something that we had never done during peak times since we opened.  Whilst it was strange

Written by Ian Stuart I was proud to take on the role as new CEO of Destination Milton Keynes in November 2019. Proud to be representing the visitor economy in

Written by Nikki Ross I have been a single mum to my twin boys since they were 6. It was unexpected, happened overnight and was for some time an emotional

Written by Dr Ann Limb CBE DL – Chair, The Scouts   I am the first woman Chair of The Scouts in the 112 year history of the movement. Scouting is

Written by Ruth Cozens As the UK entered 2020 no-one could have imagined that on top of the uncertainty surrounding the UK’s departure from the EU that the severe economic

Written by Nikki Ross Policing was in my blood – why wouldn’t it be, it was all I had known since I was a young and naïve 17 year old.

Written By Ian Revell – MK Community Foundation CEO At MK Community Foundation we have been playing our enabler role to the full throughout this pandemic and it’s been a

Written by: Vanessa Holmes – Head of Milton Keynes Hospital Charity – Women Leaders 2019 Winner Three months ago, as the world around us turned upside down and pressures grew

Written by Anna Rose – Head of Planning Advisory Service – Past Winner 10 weeks ago, I received notification that I was in the shielded group as a result of

Written By Hanayyah Sutton Working from home arrangement is usually preferred by working mothers. Before Coronavirus it had a negative stigma attached. People often sent emails just to prove they

Written by Hilary Chipping   I am proud to lead the amazing team at the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP) and I have never been prouder than during

We could not have imagined that following a historically significant instruction to stay home and life to change as we know it. We would be contemplating a way of working,

Written by Zoe Mills I like to plan changes, so I really didn’t like the sudden changes that we all had to make. I don’t like not being in control

Written by Melani Beck As well as supporting the businesses within Milton Keynes Business Improvement District, MyMiltonKeynes has always had the local community at the heart of its many projects