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Louise Ridley

London

Editorial Director at The Female Lead

Editorial Director of @the_female_lead. Former editor at @BusinessInsider, @BBCNewsbeat, @HuffPostUK, @BuzzFeedNews. ONA Women’s Leadership Accelerator 2023.

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  • The sentence in Adolescence that broke me as a parent

    3 weeks ago | shorturl.at | Louise Ridley

    Have you seen it? It’s been a watershed few weeks for how we think about young people online, thanks to the Netflix show Adolescence, which has been a runaway success in the UK and US. At The Female Lead, we’ve found the reaction inspiring and encouraging. Having worked for years to research and provide positive role models for girls online, we have seen - and proved - that who young people are influenced by can shape your self belief and career.

  • The sentence in Adolescence that broke me as a parent

    1 month ago | community.thefemalelead.com | Louise Ridley

    [This article contains spoilers for the Netflix show Adolescence]There are plenty of devastating moments in the Netflix drama Adolescence. But as a parent of young boys, none of them hit me more forcefully than five words spoken by Stephen Graham’s character Eddie, in the show’s heartwrenching final episode. “We thought he was safe”. He’s talking about his thirteen-year-old son Jamie, who kills his schoolmate Katie after slipping into an online world of misogyny.

  • Invisible Men: Unlocking Compassion and Understanding the Needs of Older Men Behind Bars

    Jan 6, 2025 | mdpi.com | Louise Ridley |Kathryn Waldegrave

    1. IntroductionOlder prisoners are the fastest growing group in the prison system of England and Wales; they are also the group that experience the most inconsistencies in the assessment of their healthcare needs and subsequent access to appropriate care and management (Munday et al. 2017).

  • Half of Unhappy Mums Will Quit Their Job Next Year - Yet The Solution Is Simple

    Dec 17, 2024 | graziadaily.co.uk | Louise Ridley

    When The Female Lead and Peanut surveyedover 8,000 women who had returned to work after having or adopting a baby, we got some surprises. For one thing, we didn’t expect the facts to be so dire. Over half (52%) of mothers we spoke to from the UK weren’t satisfied with the support they received from their job after going back, and 35% feel their work set-up is unsustainable. A staggering 47% of those who aren’t happy will leave their job within a year.

  • Barbie 65th anniversary book stars Helen Mirren and Claudia Schiffer

    Oct 27, 2024 | community.thefemalelead.com | Louise Ridley

    Actress Dame Helen Mirren and model Claudia Schiffer are among the stars who feature in a new Barbie book to mark the 65th anniversary of the world-famous doll. My Barbie Story features more than 100 stories and pictures from famous faces, fans and collectors who have shared personal anecdotes about what the doll has “meant to them over the years”.

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Louise Ridley
Louise Ridley @LouiseRidley
21 Jan 25

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 💥

Louise Ridley
Louise Ridley @LouiseRidley
6 Dec 24

First celeb interview in some years tomorrow. Who is it you ask? Oh just Cynthia Erivo 🧙

Louise Ridley
Louise Ridley @LouiseRidley
5 Dec 24

Tell me you’re a parent without telling me… https://t.co/RVx4wrLoVL