Our Story
Initially, Wonder Women began as a digital talk show where Ria interviewed three women about their careers to share their collective wisdom and inspire the next generation. After a fantastic response to the online content, Wonder Women quickly evolved into Wonder Women Live, the annual live event which brings 100 women who work in Television together, on International Women’s day.
Each year, 100 women hear from four inspiring senior leaders in TV who discuss their careers but perhaps most crucially, share how they’ve overcome barriers that hold women back from progressing in their careers and breaking the glass ceiling.
This inspirational event is always a sellout and now in its 7th year, has had some of the industries most respected and talented trailblazers share their stories on the infamous stage.
Building on the phenomenal success of Wonder Women Live, Wonder Women then launched the Wonder Women Mentoring Programme which is now in its third year, to provide long-term mentoring focused on developing women’s leadership skills in response to the swathes of women leaving the sector at mid-senior level due to a lack of flexible-working opportunities, leadership training and industry barriers that limit women’s potential to navigating the corporate and production ladder.
We’re proud that our year-long, game-changing mentoring programme is the ONLY industry programme that supports 30 women across the UK and has 30 of the industry’s most-respected senior leaders committed as mentors.
It’s been nominated twice for Gender Equality by the National Diversity Awards and in 2025, Ria will receive an Honorary Degree in recognition of the impact her work is making to improve diversity, inclusion and equality in Television.
This year, we held our annual all-day Wonder Women Conference at BAFTA which was attended by 250 diverse women and was a resounding success.
Attendees enjoyed a whole day full of inspiring panels with some of TV’s top senior leaders, they took part in a leadership masterclass and made new connections in a fabulous networking lunch and drinks reception.
Wonder Women CIC
Now an official Community Interest Company, Wonder Women CIC grows from strength to strength in fostering a diverse community of working women and mothers, elevating the next generation of leaders to senior leadership positions while positively impacting social mobility, employability and diversity in Television and the Creative Industries.
“People are the heart of any business and freelancers are the backbone of the creative sector which is why investing in their training and development is key to retaining the workforce during challenging times. I’m so proud of how Wonder Women CIC is developing the next generation of conscious leaders making the sector more inclusive, equitable and creative for all.”
Ria Hebden, Founder & CEO
