A LIVE ONLINE masterclass for early career women
At the entry level, women are more interested in being promoted than young men.¹ Yet, over time, we see fewer and fewer woman make their way up the leadership ladder.
What happens?
The first five years of a woman’s career are where the biggest decisions about her trajectory get made — often invisibly. It’s where feedback is vague. Where sponsorship doesn’t reach. Where her confidence gets read as “too much.” Where the first promotion to manager goes to her male colleague slightly more often than to her — for every 100 men promoted at that first rung, only 87 women take the same step.¹
The leadership gap doesn’t open at the top of the pipeline. It opens here. And once it opens, it compounds.
The good news: naming these forces is the first thing any of us can do about them. That’s what this session is for.
Reimagining Leadership is a live online session for women early in their their career. This is not a leadership skills workshop. Instead, we start with the picture of leadership you’ve been handed — and what it leaves out.
To foster an intimate dialogue and meaningful connection, spaces are intentionally limited. Registration closes Monday, 12 October, 2026.
I loved the enthusiasm for and intent towards women in their professional journey, the gaps discussed were very relatable.
Nikita
It was a very collaborative session. I loved the close circle feel of it and how we could share our thoughts and ideas often.
Ellie
Registration for Reimagining Leadership is €25 — a contribution that helps us keep this work going and the doors open.
If €25 isn’t possible for you right now — whether you’re between roles, on parental leave, or simply not in a position to pay — we want you in the room just as much.
Email team@theleadalliance.com with the session you’d like to attend, and we’ll send you a free registration link. No explanation needed. No application. No questions asked.
Who is this for?
This is for the woman who isn’t sure leadership is for her.
If you’re in the first five years of your career — at university, in your first job, or finding your feet professionally — and you’ve wondered whether leadership is something for someone like you: this two-hour session was built for you.
Wherever you are in the world, whatever you do for work, whatever you imagine your future looks like.
What you’ll leave with
A reimagined picture
Of what leadership can look like — for you, in your work, on your own terms. Real stories from women who chose to lead before anyone gave them permission.
A new lens
For the systemic forces shaping your path and the internal stories keeping you in place — and the language to read both, in your own life.
A global circle of women
A room full of early-career women across the world, all asking the same questions. You’ll leave having spoken one small, brave commitment out loud.
Testimonials
From women who have been in the spaces we create.
I especially appreciated the practical tips and clear pillars for approaching and understanding leadership.
Nicole
Content Coordinator, Portugal
It was a very collaborative session. I loved the close circle feel of it and how we could share our thoughts and ideas often.
Ellie
Associate Bid Manager, United Kingdom
The workshop helped me find the courage in myself that I was not aware of. It gave me to the tools and motivation to take the next step.
Krisztina
Senior Technical Writer, Portugal
I appreciated the enthusiasm for and intent towards women in their professional journey, the gaps discussed were very relatable.
Nikita
Education Researcher, India
What happens in the two hours
Led by The LEAD Alliance co-founders, you will gain access to expert guidance, meaningful conversations, and interactive exercises tailored to cultivate a leadership mindset.
The current picture
We start with the picture you already have about what leadership is and who it’s for.
A closer look
We move through three perspectives on leadership: possibility (what it could look like for you), systemic (the forces around you), and internal (the stories inside you).
Small groups
You’ll join smaller, intimate group conversations. No fixing, no advice — just listening. You’ll leave with one commitment, spoken out loud.
Meet your hosts
This webinar is presented by the founders of The LEAD Alliance — three women who’ve spent their careers building the rooms they wished had existed when they were starting out.
Tanya is a social policy and global health leader with specific expertise in migrant health, ending violence against women, and equitable access to services. She is passionate about mentoring early career students and strengthening the application of authentic values-based leadership among women.
Ariana is an International expert in gender and human rights, management and coordination. She works with global programmes (in Europe, Africa and Asia) to promote courageous leadership and fight inequalities at individual, family, community, institutional and national levels.
Emily is an executive communications consultant and certified leadership coach. She works with senior and emerging leaders to tap the transformational power of narratives to engage, influence and motivate.
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¹ The “broken rung” at the first promotion is documented in McKinsey & Lean In’s annual Women in the Workplace research.