Our Mission
Leeds movement’s mission is to mobilise women
and girls to have their voices heard, ensure that their
needs are considered in all decision making and
empower them to lead safer, healthier, equal and
more fulfilled lives.
Empower
We want all women & girls to be empowered to use their voice; we want:
- To learn why some women & girls have a voice & feel able to use it & others don’t
- To learn what women & girls in Leeds want from their lives, personally, professionally & socially
- Women & girls to be able to influence decision-making
Involve
We want all women & girls to be empowered to use their voice; we want:
- To learn why some women & girls have a voice & feel able to use it & others don’t
- To learn what women & girls in Leeds want from their lives, personally, professionally & socially
- Women & girls to be able to influence decision-making
Provide
We want all women & girls to be empowered to use their voice; we want:
- To learn why some women & girls have a voice & feel able to use it & others don’t
- To learn what women & girls in Leeds want from their lives, personally, professionally & socially
- Women & girls to be able to influence decision-making
Create
We want all women & girls to be empowered to use their voice; we want:
- To learn why some women & girls have a voice & feel able to use it & others don’t
- To learn what women & girls in Leeds want from their lives, personally, professionally & socially
- Women & girls to be able to influence decision-making
build
We want all women & girls to be empowered to use their voice; we want:
- To learn why some women & girls have a voice & feel able to use it & others don’t
- To learn what women & girls in Leeds want from their lives, personally, professionally & socially
- Women & girls to be able to influence decision-making
Key Messages
We want all women and girls to be empowered to use their voice. We want
to ensure that women and girls are involved
in decision-making. We want to ensure
that opportunities for women and girls are provided. We want to create public awareness of the rights of women and girls. We want
to continue helping to build the Women Friendly movement
Vocal Girls
Vocal Girls, formally known as the Leeds Girls Hub, is an essential part of the Women Friendly Leeds movement! It is our job to ensure that girls and young women’s voices remain a focal part of making Leeds the first Women Friendly City in the UK, for women and girls.
Women & Girls Hub
The Leeds Women and Girls Hubs aim to provide opportunities for any woman, girl, independent or professional, or from any women centred group or organisation to contribute to strategic decision making and to influence and shape services for women and girls across the city.
Blog
Book Recommendation – Getaway Girls: 30 Years 30 Stories
Book Recommendation - Getaway Girls: 30 Years 30 Stories For any woman or girl interested in learning more about activism in Leeds through an intersectional lens, look no further than the Getaway Girls library of booklets. Getaway girls, a member of the Women Lives...
WOMEN’S NIGHT SAFE SPACE
WOMEN'S NIGHT SAFE SPACE Women Friendly Leeds is working in partnership with Safer Leeds to create a safe space for women in the centre of Leeds. We will be running a funded pilot to support women who are out at night in Leeds. For the first 3 weekends in March (4th...
Celebrating the End of our Second Year
On Monday 18th October, the Women Friendly Leeds team, joined by partners, supporters and guests, came together to celebrate the end of our second year in action. We celebrated the work we have done together through our campaigns and beyond to make Leeds the first...