Женщина
- Ведущая женщина это образовательная благотворительная организация, запущенная в 2015 году. Она посвящена повышению видимости историй успеха женщин во всех сферах жизни и предложении девочкам более широкий выбор образцов для подражания, чем те, которые представлены в популярной культуре. [ 1 ]
История
[ редактировать ]Ведущая женщина была запущена в Международный женский день в 2015 году. Она была основана предпринимателем науки о данных Эдвиной Данн . [ 2 ]
Женская ведущая книга была опубликована Ebury Press в феврале 2017 года. [ 3 ] На 250 страницах это профилирует 60 женщин всех возрастов и профессионального происхождения, в том числе Мерил Стрип , Кристин Лагард , Лейма Гэбое , Ава Дюверней , Лена Данхэм , Карли Клосс , Джо Мэлоун MBE и дама Атене Дональд . [ 4 ] Портретная фотография была предоставлена французским фотографом Бриджит Лакомбе , и интервью были проведены журналистами Джеральдин Беделл , Розанна Гринстрит и Хестер Лейси. Наряду с книгой, видео-интервью с каждой женщиной были сделаны режиссером Мариан Лакомбе, сестрой Бриджит Лакомб.
В книге представлены женщины, в том числе политики и художников, журналистов и учителей, инженеров и участников кампании, пожарных и кинозвезд. Каждый был выбран для их вдохновляющей истории. [ 5 ]
On 8 February 2017, the book, its accompanying documentary by Marian Lacombe and teaching resource, were launched at The Imax Theatre of London's Science Museum.[6]
The Female Lead is donating 18,000 copies of the book to schools, colleges and universities in the UK and USA.[7]
Work
[edit]In addition to the book, The Female Lead conducts a programme of schools’ outreach.[8] The programme speaks to secondary schools and university students about role models and career aspirations.[9] In 2018, it also began a research project, led by Dr Terri Apter, to discover the impact of role models on young women's aspirations.[10][11] The research launched in October 2019 encouraging young girls to follow positive role models.[12][13]
Activities
[edit]The Female Lead hosts events and workshops showcasing female role models to women and girls in their network.[14] In March 2019, The Female Lead partnered with Disney for the UK premiere of the movie Captain Marvel.[15][16] It surprised a young Marvel super-fan, Illie, with tickets to the premiere and the chance to conduct red carpet interviews with stars of the film including Brie Larson and Samuel L Jackson.[17][18]
In 2017 and 2018, The Female Lead partnered with Women in Data UK (WiD UK) to launch "20 in Data & Technology", an initiative designed to showcase outstanding stories of female achievement in data and technology across the UK.[19][20]
Awards and nominations
[edit]In 2018, Edwina Dunn, through The Female Lead, was awarded the ‘Women’s Empowerment Award’ by Fashion 4 Development, and the Evening Standard Changemaker Award.[21][22]
In 2019, The Female Lead was shortlisted for the National Diversity Awards.[23]
References
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- ^ Crockett, Moya (12 November 2018). "Woman of the Week: Edwina Dunn, The Female Lead founder". Stylist. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Dunn, Edwina (9 February 2017). The Female Lead. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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- ^ "Edwina Dunn". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "THE FEMALE LEAD". MARIAN LACOMBE. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Ten Women Who've Changed The Conversation This Year". Grazia. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Ten Women Who've Changed The Conversation This Year". Grazia. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ Johnston, Lucy (12 October 2019). "New social media scheme encourages girls to follow positive figures such as Michelle Obama". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Keeping up with the kids". www.campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Teenage girls' social media use: a project to facilitate positive effects | The Leverhulme Trust". www.leverhulme.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ Tanaka, Atsushi; Takemura, Hikaru; Tajima, Keishi (2014). "Why you follow". Proceedings of the 25th ACM conference on Hypertext and social media. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press. pp. 324–326. doi:10.1145/2631775.2631790. ISBN 978-1-4503-2954-5. S2CID 2753645.
- ^ nytimespost (12 October 2019). "New social media scheme encourages girls to follow positive figures such as Michelle Obama". Ny Times Post. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "'On the Basis of Sex' with 'The Female Lead' by Millie Adams, Surbiton High School". Surrey Comet. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Brie Larson has heartwarming interaction with mini Captain Marvel at premiere: 'She's my hero!'". The Independent. 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ America, Good Morning. "Brie Larson signs a little girl's comic book and stuns at 'Captain Marvel' premiere". Good Morning America. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ Shaffi, Sarah (28 February 2019). "Brie Larson met a mini Captain Marvel, here's why that's important". Stylist. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Brie Larson Meeting a Mini Captain Marvel Will Make Your Day". E! Online. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Major initiative to inspire women in the data industry - DecisionMarketing". Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "20 in Data & Tech reveals female industry role models - DecisionMarketing". Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "First Ladies Luncheon". Fashion 4 Development. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "The Progress 1000: London's most influential people 2018 - The Changemakers". Evening Standard. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "The Female Lead". National Diversity Awards. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.