Now, more than ever, when women's political, economic, physical and social rights face new threats daily, it is important to become active in making positive change.
Whether you're helping ease life for refugees, campaigning for reproductive rights or just tackling negative gender associations in the workplace, it's important to speak up and do something.
We interviewed some incredible women from Gemma Cairney to Adowa Adoah and Stella Creasy about their own brands of activism at WOW festival at the Southbank Center – let it inspire you to BE MORE ACTIVIST!
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During Lena's tenure at ELLE, she has been building the brand’s cultural content and special projects including benchmark events; ELLE Weekender, The ELLE List and The ELLE Style Awards. During her time at the magazine, she’s commissioned essays from Zadie Smith, interviewed everyone from Miley Cyrus to Jodie Comer and made viral videos like ‘More Women’ that shone a light on gender inequality and was seen by millions. As an editor, Lena specialises in travel, music, arts, film and all culture and is an active BAFTA member having sat on a jury for many years. She has written for numerous titles including The Guardian, Vogue and The New York Times.
