The Female Product Lead

Built By Us, Led By All 💡 I’m so excited to see how The Female Product Lead community is growing into something truly extraordinary—a space built by us and led by all. This is a community where every voice matters, and together we’re shaping its future with a shared vision: equity in product leadership. We’re breaking down barriers, dismantling gender bias, and empowering women to not just shatter the remnants of the glass ceiling but also free themselves from the sticky freekin’ floor that holds so many back. 🚀 The more women I connect with, the clearer it becomes: spaces like this are essential. A safe, supportive, and inspiring place where women come together to share experiences, learn, and grow—not alone, but together. Here’s what’s coming in 2025, driven by our incredible community: ✨ Events to inspire and connect. ✨ Content to empower you at every stage of your leadership journey. ✨ So much more, all shaped by you! 💡 Want to be part of this? Join us now: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eNcwKdW6 Let’s keep building this amazing community and driving toward equity in product leadership—together. 💪 Hannah Sims Caroline Clark FRSA Aruoriwo Catherine Damisa, ACA Beatriz Rusczyk Cunha Smitha S Rocio W. Meg Porter Maya Zagury Alastair Preacher Graham Reed Amy Freelander @santoshdhanjal

An excellent article clearly articulating the role of male advocacy for female leaders We are always on the look out for great allies and advocates as thought leaders in our community - if you want to get involved and make a difference - GET IN TOUCH! https://lnkd.in/dfAsw9tE

Calling all Female Product Leaders – Interested in Sharing Your Path? Join Our Upcoming Panel! 📢 We’re thrilled to announce our upcoming event: "Navigating Individual Contributor vs. People Management Paths as a Female Tech Leader". Our aim for the event is to give female product leaders (existing and aspiring) a view into the two different product leadership pathways and to empower them with the knowledge and tools they need to carve their own direction. We’re looking for:  ✨ 2 female product leaders who’ve embraced the people management path (e.g., Head, Lead, Director, VP).  ✨ 2 female product leaders thriving as individual contributors (e.g., Senior IC, Principal, Fellow).  ✨ Bonus: Have you switched between these paths? We’d love to hear about your journey! We are aiming to create a diverse and inclusive panel discussion that allows panellists to speak to the path they have chosen/are currently on, the reasons behind their decisions, and (importantly) what they love/find hard about that path. If this sounds like you, we kindly ask you to answer a few questions by filling the short form here 👉 https://tally.so/r/mJVWY7. If you don’t strictly fit this criteria but would still like to be involved, please shoot us a message. We’d be more than happy to chat. 📍 This is an in-person event taking place at Moorgate, London on the 30th of January, 2025. 🤝 Proudly sponsored by TrueLayer. You can also join us as an attendee here- https://lu.ma/izfg4t7p as we look forward to an afternoon of inspiring stories, actionable insights, and meaningful connections! #thefemaleproductlead

We love it when people come up to us and say "That was JUST what I needed", we know that we have then managed to give back to those in the product community just what is needed to: lift them up, give them some inspiration, advice or just reminded them that there are some pretty awesome people who care enough to give up there time and share experiences of how to be EMPOWERED as a female product lead in the tech space. Not always easy, often harder for females to get the recognition they deserve so great to learn new ways to: * Advocate for yourself * Feel empowered to push yourself and your ideas forward * Set goals and structure for your performance * Hold yourself accountable for achieving all of this Some excellent advice and discussion led by Phoebe Sharman from Found By Few who were kind enough to host and run this event with us and thanks to our amazing panelists: Pippa Topp Keira Poland Corinna Lamberti Millie Zah Jane Austin Alastair Preacher We are hosting another of these but virtual NEXT weds 5pmGMT - Join here if you want to come https://lu.ma/n9tdwb0w

Lets talk about Communities. People are always asking me why I invest so much of my spare time to running two totally FREE, volunteer run communities. I believe to my bones that THIS is where it's at, communities are what enable us, what inspire us, what support us through tough times and big challenges. I am honoured to be the founder of two incredible communities made so by the people in them and how they support each other.... not by the simple action of creating them 🤷♀️ 😜 If you are a female product leader and want to give back, get the chance to step onto a platform and be a thought leader, inspire female leaders of tomorrow and be reminded how awesome you are, get your mojo back if you've had a kickin' or just want to meet other awesome female product leaders the please join us at The Female Product Lead which is also for..... Female product leaders of tomorrow - if you are an SPM, Lead PM, GPM pushing into your first leadership role or wanting to know what good looks like in female product leadership then FPL is for you too - you can be mentored formally or ad hoc through the various channels we offer (Slack, WhatsApp, in person or virtual events) - be lifted up, feel inspired, know you have got the support from a community of incredible people - Join Now We have BIG plans for 2025 and want you to be a part of them - we are also recruiting for many volunteer roles in the community so DM me if you want to be a part of our awesome and ever growing team. Now we get to Mental Health and wellbeing of product professionals. We all acknowledge that the role of product is tough, demanding and often leads to burn out. Any and all of the product family are welcome (Product Design, Marketing, Management and Ops) So if you are either someone who struggles with mental health and wellbeing OR wants to support those who do then this community is for you, Join us Product Mind Community to be a part of creating the change in how we both talk about MHW and how we find the path to surviving and thriving with these challenges. Both communities are FREE now and FREE FOREVER We create a safe space for people to come and find the support and connections they need

Found By Few & The Female Product Lead are teaming up to bring you an evening of empowerment and discussion about some of the fundamental challenges of Product Leadership. If you're a PM, SPM, or product lead who identifies as a woman or non-binary, and you want to network with and learn from other product people like you, then please use the link below to sign up. 🚀 https://lnkd.in/ed56SDaq 🚀 - 6th November There will be some brilliant female product leaders (and supporters of female leaders in product) discussing empowerment in the workplace—whether it's about building influence without authority, career growth, or team empowerment; there'll be plenty of space to discuss! Can't attend in person? Don't worry, we are also hosting an online webinar too... 🚀 https://lu.ma/n9tdwb0w 🚀 - 13th November Full list of speakers announced soon - spaces are going fast so please make sure to register very soon if this sounds like the event for you!

Found By Few & The Female Product Lead are teaming up to bring you an evening of empowerment and discussion about some of the fundamental challenges of Product Leadership. If you're a PM, SPM, or product lead who identifies as a woman or non-binary, and you want to network with and learn from other product people like you, then please use the link below to sign up. 🚀 https://lnkd.in/ed56SDaq 🚀 - 6th November There will be some brilliant female product leaders (and supporters of female leaders in product) discussing empowerment in the workplace—whether it's about building influence without authority, career growth, or team empowerment; there'll be plenty of space to discuss! Can't attend in person? Don't worry, we are also hosting an online webinar too... 🚀 https://lu.ma/n9tdwb0w 🚀 - 13th November Full list of speakers announced soon - spaces are going fast so please make sure to register very soon if this sounds like the event for you!

We are pleased to announce a series of panel discussions all designed to empower female product leaders of today by lifting them up, putting them on a platform and reminding them how awesome they are as they share their expertise in product leadership. Female Product Leaders of tomorrow we hope will also be empowered and inspired to face into many career challenges as they hear how our panelists have dealt with these themselves. Thanks to our friends at Found By Few for Sponsoring/Hosting these events Link to Sign up to In Person Event on 6th: https://lu.ma/e9y89ped Link to Sign up to Virtual Event on 13th: https://lu.ma/n9tdwb0w

We have an incredible line up of product leaders ready to dive into whatever challenges, problems or opportunities you would like to bring along to discuss at our next Virtual Speed Mentoring Event on Weds 26th June. Sign up here to take part https://lnkd.in/eccr6vT7 Evie Brockwell Caroline Parnell Graham Reed Alastair Preacher Stu Jones Haz McQuade Anita Leslie Karen Wilkins Dee Patel Tashya Sendanayake Beks Yelland

We are so excited to be hosting another fantastic Speed Mentoring Event. We will have an incredible line up of Product Leaders for you to pick your brains. Come along to dive into any day to day or longer term challenges you're facing you will get offered five 10 minute slots with some incredible thought leaders in the product space - we've had great feedback from the three events we've already hosted this year and take it from us - you DO NOT want to miss out. We are looking for both Mentors and Mentees Limited spots available so please sign up now to avoid disappointment https://lnkd.in/e2ycWwr9