SWINDON & WILTSHIRE’ S MOST INSPIRING WOMEN 2025
SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE ' S MOST INSPIRING WOMEN-
By Anita Jaynes, Founder, The Business Exchange
AS VOTED BY YOU
For a fourth year, we’ re celebrating Swindon and Wiltshire’ s most inspiring women. Through our website and social media channels, we asked our readers to vote for the women in our community who inspire them and this is the list …
What I love most about this feature is putting the spotlight on our unsung heroes, those who often don’ t get the credit they deserve. It’ s fantastic to recognise these amazing women for all their hard work. Congratulations!
This list was compiled to celebrate International Women’ s Day( Saturday 8th March 2025), a global day which recognises the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’ s equality. This year’ s IWD theme is # AccelerateAction and we asked the women featured in our |
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list where they would like to see change. Here’ s what they said...
“ I would like no woman or girl to feel unsafe simply due to their sex. We need to change cultural norms that says violence against women and girls is somehow normal.” Lady Fiona Lansdowne, Chair, Ending Violence Against Women & Girls Group Wiltshire
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“ I’ d love to see faster progress in how working women are supported- especially when it comes to flexibility, career progression, and the perception of working mums.” Lauren Roberts, Media Consultant, Scott Media |
“ As a woman in tech, I’ m keen to see the industry become more inclusive, as it remains heavily male-dominated” Fiona Major, Operations Director, Systemagic |
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“ One of the areas I’ d like to see change is the language used around women in business, especially when it comes to money and investment. It’ s well known that it’ s far more difficult for a woman who runs a business to get investment for growth, than a man. That needs to stop.” Sally Holland, Partner, PPS Chartered Accountants |
Dawn Prosser, Manager Swindon Night Shelter and Director, Renew Swindon
For more info: www. swindonnightshelter. org. uk www. renewswindon. org. uk
Debbie Gunning, Former athlete, Swindon Harriers Coach and NHS Supervisor
For more info: www. swindonharriers. com
Emma Phillips, Marketing Manager, Gooding Accounts
For more info: www. goodingaccounts. co. uk
Ffion Kelly, Head of Paid, Infinity Nation
Fiona Major, Operations Manager, Systemagic
Gail Moyo, Founder, Hinds Properties
For more info: www. infinitynation. com
For more info: www. systemagic. co. uk
For more info: www. hindsproperties. co. uk
Hannah Smith and Tori Jordan, Founders, Still Sisters
For more info: www. stillsisters. co. uk
Helen Hancock, Founder, Doing it for Dan
For more info: www. doingitfordan. co. uk
Lady Fiona Lansdowne, Chair, Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Wiltshire Coalition
For more info: www. societywithoutabuse. org. uk
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