Season 4 of The Leading Woman Show is here to challenge, inspire, and spark change. Real voices. Big ideas. This season themed The Nigeria We Want is here to take us on a journey through real stories, bold ideas, and the future we all deserve.
The Nigeria We Want isn't a conversation we want to have alone, it's one we want you involved. So come on, join the conversation this weekend as the first episode premieres this weekend!
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I’m thrilled to finally announce the launch of the WILAN Women’s Leadership Institute!
At the WILAN Women’s Leadership Institute, we’re propelling women forward into leadership and equipping them to transform Africa.
From early-career professionals to seasoned executives, our programs are designed for every stage of your leadership journey.
And with Biird, your smart digital leadership companion backed by centuries of collective expertise, you can now track your progress and never navigate the journey alone.
The world needs more women leaders. Why not you?
Start today at wilaninstitute.com
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Two Former Presidents. One Conversation. An Intergenerational Exchange.
Exactly one week ago and with gratitude to my African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) family, I had the honour of a lifetime: co-facilitating a fireside chat with two formidable African women leaders whose lives and legacies continue to shape the continent:
- H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf – Former President of Liberia and Africa’s first democratically elected female Head of State
- H.E. Sahle-Work Zewde – Former President of Ethiopia and a seasoned global diplomat
What they shared was truly insightful, a masterclass in authentic leadership. Here are a some key lessons from our conversation:
1. Don’t rush into leadership. Grow into it.
2. See failure as a reset, not the end.
3. Confidence is built, not inherited.
4. Don’t journey alone: Surround yourself with people and communities who share your goals and values.
5. Build a track record so you never have to compromise your values to prove your worth.
6. Mentor others because leadership is legacy.
7. Humility is knowing you don’t know it all. Stay teachable.
8. Seek knowledge that gives you an edge.
9. Listen, especially to voices that align with your values.
10. Tough seasons will come but through determination, you will rise.
11. Authentic female leadership means showing up as the best version of you, not someone else.
12. Power should never change the nature of a woman. Women should change the nature of power.
13. And above all, remember that Life is about purpose, not power.
I left the conversation deeply inspired and energized for what lies ahead. To every woman reading this, I leave you with the words of H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: “Take it. Claim it. Lead it.”
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In full bloom 💐🌺🌹💐 Happy weekend fam! A gentler reminder of who you are and whose you are. Repeat after me:
I Shall not be small.
I Will not be small.
I Cannot be small.
“Then out of them shall proceed thanksgiving And the voice of those who make merry; I will multiply them, and they shall not diminish; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.” Jeremiah 30:19 NKJV
#IamZion #CityofthelivongGod #Iknowwhoiam
The funding gap is one of the most revealing gaps in our public life, because it shows how easily we praise ambition while underfunding access.
We speak about representation and capacity, but money is still the part we are least honest about, as though naming the inequality would make it more uncomfortable.
In Nigeria’s 2023 elections, a Senate form cost the equivalent of over 55 years of minimum wage, and across sub-Saharan Africa, women entrepreneurs are still less likely than men to access formal credit. Women-led startups continue to receive a very small share of venture capital, and when funding tightens, women-focused organisations are often the first to feel it.
That pattern should concern anyone who is serious about inclusion, because it means the systems that are supposed to expand opportunity are still deciding who gets to move forward and who has to keep waiting.
This is why I think women need to be strategic, even as we continue to push for systems that are fairer. We should build visible records before we are forced to prove ourselves under pressure, and we should be deliberate about alliances.
I do not say this to shift responsibility away from the system. The system absolutely needs to change.
But until it does, women have to understand the terrain clearly enough to navigate it without apology, and without underestimating how much power still sits behind the question of who gets funded.
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Season 4 is a wrap, but none of it would have happened without our amazing team that showed up, worked hard, and gave it their best.
It’s been an amazing ride. Thank you for your time, energy, and commitment behind every episode. Let’s do this next season😉
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Access and power are not the same thing.
A woman can be welcomed into the room and still have very little say in what the room produces. That is why representation, on its own, is not enough.
Real influence is about whether a woman can shape decisions, direct outcomes, and affect the direction of the conversation.
Watch this and think about the question it raises: when a woman enters the room, does anything actually change?
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Sometimes, the biggest shift in your career starts with understanding yourself better. Your strengths, patterns and values.
Acknowledging these things make you powerful even when you’ve spent years overlooking them.
Behind the scenes with Mrs. Abosede George-Ogan, our delectable Founder as she records the Self Discovery Module of our Lead From The Start course
This conversation is deep and important because before confidence, visibility, and leadership comes self-awareness.
You cannot lead powerfully when you do not fully know who you are. This session is definitely going to stay with our cohort members for a long time✨
#LeadFromTheStart #WILANInstitute #WomenInLeadership #SelfDiscovery #BTS
We asked our host @abosedegeorgeogan about the lessons she’s learned from hosting The Leading Woman Show. You should watch this video to the end to see her response!
Don’t forget that the full episodes of The Nigeria We Want is available for you to watch on the WILAN Global YouTube channel. You can click the link in our bio for easy access.
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If you’ve been watching The Leading Woman Show, you should know @abosedegeoreogan ’s signature lines 😅
If you haven’t been watching, this is your sign to get started today! Click the link in our bio to binge-watch Season 4 - The Nigeria We Want.
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At the World Bank Spring Meetings this year, women’s economic inclusion was framed as a driver of growth.
That shift in language suggests a movement away from treating gender as a secondary concern. But recognition needs to be held alongside a more grounded reality.
Across Africa, women have always been central to economic activity, often without the systems, protections, or recognition that would allow that contribution to scale.
The question we must put forward is whether economic systems are prepared to be redesigned to reflect that truth.
Recognition without reform does not change outcomes. If anything, it simply makes the gap between intention and reality more visible.
In March, I moderated a session at CSW70 in New York based on findings from Reyjavik Index, and next week, I will be revisiting this same topic in Boston.
The session is built around a central question: do our research findings generate the answers needed to drive meaningful progress?
My honest answer? Yes, but only if we are honest about what the data is actually telling us.
The Reykjavik Index is not measuring whether Nigerian women are capable of leading. The public has already settled that.
What it is measuring is the gap between what societies believe and what institutions are willing to implement. And in Nigeria, that gap is visible, sector by sector, in the numbers.
The banking sector closed part of that gap deliberately. The result is nine female CEOs and a board representation that nearly doubled in four years. That is what happens when an institution decides to be accountable to its own stated values.
Governance has not made that decision yet. With 4.2% female parliamentary representation against a regional average of 27%, the gap is institutional and it is a choice.
Data does not only measure progress. As I said during my last session on this topic, it guides it.
But only when the people holding institutional power are willing to be held to it.
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