Feminist leadership and organisation building

Feminist Leadership is gaining ground in women’s rights organisations, NGO’s and global movements that work for transformative change. This episode of the Talk Town podcast has invited Joanna Maycock, feminist and independent consultant, to unpack the concept of feminist leadership, what it looks like, how it can be practiced, its purposes and potentials for organisations that work for social transformation.Joanna Maycock’s consultancy practice is working to support Civil Society leadership to bring feminist principles into systems change and working with leaders to build working cultures aligned to their values. Her focus is on the feminist understanding of power and moving from coercive to transformative power. Joanna Maycock has over 25 years’ experience in leadership positions in European and international Civil Society in Brussels, such as with ActionAid and president of CONCORD. Most recently, she was Secretary General of the European Women’s Lobby.Interviewed by Anna Villumsen international consultant in the Women’s Council DenmarkResources mentioned in the podcast:Crea: https://creaworld.org/ActionAid’s Ten Principles of Feminist Leadership: https://actionaid.org/feminist-leadershipAchieving Transformative Feminist Leadership: A Toolkit for Organisations and Movements: http://www.weldd.org/resources/achieving-transformative-feminist-leadership-toolkit-organisations-and-movementsFeminist Leadership for Social Transformation: Clearing the Conceptual CloudCredits:Music: Andreas Brink PedersenProduction and Speak: Rikke CollinProduction and Editing: Emilie Haaber Brorsen Jensen