Inspiring Women Changemakers
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Inspiring Women Changemakers
60 Featherbank Ln, Leeds
# Inspiring Women Changemakers
Inspiring Women Changemakers is a Leeds-based consultancy and community organisation founded by Anj Handa, a Forbes-recognised diversity expert and governance specialist. They work exclusively on structural inequality within civil society organisations, rejecting the notion that women's inequality is a cultural problem requiring a "pipeline fix."
IWC operates on two fronts: advising organisations, boards and funders on governance redesign that genuinely centres women and marginalised people, and building a community of changemakers committed to systemic transformation. Their approach is rooted in power analysis and shifting power principles, examining who sets organisational agendas, how authority is distributed, and whether those most affected by decisions have real influence over them.
What distinguishes IWC is their precision and refusal to settle for symptomatic solutions. Rather than implementing surface-level diversity programmes, they challenge the governance architecture and institutional design that reproduces inequality. Anj's background in high-profile legal and media campaigns, combined with nearly two decades as a professional lobbyist, brings strategic rigour and real-world impact to their advisory work.
Their client base is international, though UK-focused, serving values-led organisations navigating the 2025 Charity Governance Code requirement to make equity a genuine governance priority. IWC's community extends beyond clients to changemakers doing systemic work globally. They also operate a bursary fund supporting women from marginalised communities in this sector.
Inspiring Women Changemakers is a Leeds-based consultancy and community organisation founded by Anj Handa, a Forbes-recognised diversity expert and governance specialist. They work exclusively on structural inequality within civil society organisations, rejecting the notion that women's inequality is a cultural problem requiring a "pipeline fix."
IWC operates on two fronts: advising organisations, boards and funders on governance redesign that genuinely centres women and marginalised people, and building a community of changemakers committed to systemic transformation. Their approach is rooted in power analysis and shifting power principles, examining who sets organisational agendas, how authority is distributed, and whether those most affected by decisions have real influence over them.
What distinguishes IWC is their precision and refusal to settle for symptomatic solutions. Rather than implementing surface-level diversity programmes, they challenge the governance architecture and institutional design that reproduces inequality. Anj's background in high-profile legal and media campaigns, combined with nearly two decades as a professional lobbyist, brings strategic rigour and real-world impact to their advisory work.
Their client base is international, though UK-focused, serving values-led organisations navigating the 2025 Charity Governance Code requirement to make equity a genuine governance priority. IWC's community extends beyond clients to changemakers doing systemic work globally. They also operate a bursary fund supporting women from marginalised communities in this sector.
Services offered
Governance redesign consultationorganisational equity auditsleadership culture developmentfunding practice reviewpower mapping and analysisboard developmentcommunity cohort programmesstrategic advisory on institutional design