Louise Ridley
@LouiseRidley
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Editorial Director of @the_female_lead. Former editor at @BusinessInsider, @BBCNewsbeat, @HuffPostUK, @BuzzFeedNews. ONA Women’s Leadership Accelerator 2023.
London
Joined December 2008
So so proud to have played a role in our campaign launching today - you may spot it on billboards around the country if you live in the UK. It’s a real labour of love and a topic close to my heart. Please have a read, it would mean a lot 🥰📩
Half of unsatisfied mothers will quit their job in the next year. That’s just one finding from @the_female_lead and @peanut groundbreaking study, revealing 8,000+ women’s experiences of returning to work after a baby. Uncover 5 ways companies are failing new mothers - and how we can flip the narrative and fix things:
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Close female friends = worth their weight in gold 💰💰💰 A study found that women who had a female-dominated inner circle had jobs “2.5 times higher in authority and pay” than those who didn’t 💥
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First celeb interview in some years tomorrow. Who is it you ask? Oh just Cynthia Erivo 🧙
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The casting was brilliant and the world completely absorbing and gorgeous. It was made to be a film (or 2 films…)
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Great ad
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Our third newsletter is here! Please have a read.
Raquel Hutt didn’t expect to have a heart attack aged 24, but it's made her re-evaluate what matters. Read her story in our new newsletter here:
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@SamMcAlister1 Mine have never moved 🫣 Great to meet you on Thursday. Thank you for speaking to us and making the video - coming soon!
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RT @the_female_lead: "It was so public. Now I look back and I’m like... no one died, who cares?"
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RT @the_female_lead: Women's health tech is less likely to get funding if it has a woman on its founding team, according to research report…
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RT @the_female_lead: An 11-year-old wrote this ‘recipe for a girl’ on @wowglobal’s bus tour last year ✨ What would your recipe be? 👩🍳 C…
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RT @the_female_lead: Fallout star @ella_purnell plays a “wallflower killer” in upcoming show Sweetpea 🔪🌸
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I am looking for an amazing Head of Social Media for @the_female_lead. It's a 12-month maternity cover contract. It's a creative, exciting and influential role managing our 8.6m-strong social community and making a difference 💪 Please share and apply!
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