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Leadership and Professional Development designed for Indian Muslim women
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Dr Ruha Shadab, our Founder, is a Harvard graduate, Public Service Fellow, and Harvard's Women Leadership awardee. She founded LedBy in 2019 with the vision to raise the representation of Indian Muslim women in the workforce
Muslim women in primary education accounted for 12.9% of the class but in college that falls to 1.7%
We are creating change by
Making us more visible within the Muslim community and even outside
Providing access to role-models and like-minded professionals
Getting more of us into the workforce by connecting Indian Muslim women to recruiting companies
Our Impact
41%
57%
47%
Call back rate from Recruiters
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% increase in negotiation skills
Increase in Access to Power Networks
Increase in Access to Mentors
What does our Foundation provide?
Contextualized Programs
Fully-funded professional and leadership development programs
Route to Recruiters
Regularly updated and curated job board from recruiting partners
Access to Advisors
Mentoring sessions with relatable role models who are also industry experts
Our programs
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LedBy Corporate Leaders Fellowship
A 5-month intensive Leadership Program, free of cost for high-potential, young professional Indian Muslim women
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LedBy Accelerator
A year long program for young Indian Muslim women that focuses on professional development and sets them up for success
Alishah Ali
The program has a humongous aim to empower the community and women. The Fellowship is acing in its perspective and working as per micro to macro principle. It stands out for me because nowhere else any Fellow is groomed as an important individual belonging to a particular group or in general..
Shaheen Khan
The activities like 1:1 with mentors and fellows really helped me to build a network, listen to so many struggles and success stories. Getting connected with like-minded people really helped me to weave my story.
Hamda Siddiqui
The founder, the team, the fellows, and the mentors, all had one thing in common. They all communicated really well with each other. There was no gap at any point. As a fellow, my network widened really fast. I connected with the best women across the country. I cannot think of making these connections at one place in any other setting.
Testimonials
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Our People
Fellows and Alumni
A cohort of highly ambitious, Indian Muslim women who made it to the program after multiple application rounds
Advisors-in-Residence
A community on 100+ professional Muslim women leaders from diverse fields who inspire, encourage and act as role models to our Fellows
Executive Coaches
Executive coaches highly experienced in coaching industry leaders and corporate executives take up 1:1 coaching sessions for our fellows
Workshop Facilitators
Our trainers are associated with top ranked universities from across the globe, who nurture and develop our Fellows to achieve their full potential
Team
A truly global team, working across four timezones; with education from Harvard University, IIM Ahmedabad, New York University, Duke University, and Delhi University