In the sixth episode of Season 8 of the Meet the Mancunian Podcast, host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe interviews Shanaz Hussain, Network Leader for WomenEd Northwest. Shanaz shares her passion for supporting women and battling inequality, tracing it back to her early community work. She discusses her involvement with WomenEd, a global network supporting women leaders in education, and her role as a headteacher in Blackburn, empowering young girls and addressing challenges such as digital poverty.   Shanaz reflects on impactful moments, the importance of passion and determination, and how the WomenEd movement provides opportunities for networking and professional growth. The episode highlights the power of community, shared experiences, and the ongoing fight against stereotypes and inequality. In Shenaz’s own words, “I think it was roughly about two years ago, I was asked by one of the network leaders, Nassima Riazat, a network leader for the Northwest, and now she is involved more widely in the United Kingdom with the Women Ed movement.   She asked me if I would be the keynote speaker to a conference that they was hosting and that was my first interaction. I hadn't heard of the Women Ed Network prior to that, and I didn't know a great deal about it. So I had the privilege of being a keynote speaker at this event.”   #women #education #GM #manchester #community #SocialImpact #NonProfit Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/).   Did you know:   ·     WomenEd is a global grassroots movement that connects aspiring and existing women leaders in education and gives women a voice in education ·      Even though women dominate the workforce across all sectors of education, there are still gender and racial inequalities in terms of the numbers of women in senior leadership, the large gender pay gap and the number of women who want to stay in education yet whose requests for flexible working are not met.     Key resource: WomenEd   Time stamps of key moments in the podcast episode & transcript:   (01:01) Meet Shanaz Hussain (01:53) Shanaz's Early Passion for Supporting Women (02:53) Success and Challenges of the Women's Group (06:09) Involvement with WomenEd (08:30) Current Activities and Challenges (12:12) Impact and Opportunities (17:46) Advice and Personal Reflections (20:34) Signature Questions   Listen to the episode and read the transcript on www.meetthemancunian.co.uk