Leading While Bleeding Summit 2026 Redefining Women's Health in Leadership Through Lived Experience
About
A leadership summit on women’s health and organisational performance.
Women’s health is a leadership issue.
For decades, menstruation, hormonal and reproductive health have shaped women’s confidence, attendance, progression and leadership presence, while remaining largely invisible in leadership strategy, organisational design and boardroom accountability.
Half the workforce bleeds, yet leadership systems still behave as if bodies do not exist.
This is not a wellbeing conversation. It is a leadership design and performance issue.
The Leading While Bleeding Summit convenes senior leaders, policymakers, clinicians, allies and women with lived experience to redesign how women’s health is governed and embedded into leadership practice, moving from awareness to standards, capability and measurable organisational change.
A national working summit focused on translating lived experience into leadership accountability.
A national working summit focused on translating lived experience into leadership accountability.
Why Attend
Redesign how leadership works, not just how it talks about inclusion.
Integrate women’s health realities into leadership standards and policy
Strengthen workforce retention and organisational credibility
Translate lived experience into practical action
Build leadership capability that supports sustainable performance
Move beyond statements into measurable accountability
Who It’s For
Designed for people who shape systems, influence decisions and drive organisational change:
C-suite and senior leaders
HR, People, Culture and DEI leaders
Policymakers and public sector leaders
Consultants and advisors
Clinicians and researchers
Male allies and organisational advocates
Women navigating leadership transitions
Emerging leaders and future system shapers
If you influence how leadership is designed, measured or experienced, this Summit is for you.
What to Expect
This is a working summit, not a passive conference.
Senior level dialogue grounded in lived experience and evidence
Practical frameworks that translate insight into standards
Cross sector exchange with leaders shaping policy and culture
Structured working sessions focused on accountability
Meaningful connection with peers committed to leadership redesign
Delegates leave with clarity, confidence and tangible pathways for change.
Key Topics
From Silence to Accountability
Reframing menstruation, hormonal and reproductive health as leadership design responsibilities.
Policy into Practice
Embedding evidence informed standards and organisational accountability.
Leadership and Allyship
Mobilising influence, behaviour change and cultural credibility.
Performance and Workforce Sustainability
Understanding impact on retention, engagement and organisational trust.
Leading While Bleeding Summit Ticket Pricing
Ticket sales open 26 February, 2026
Leadership systems will not change by intention alone. They change when design changes.
Join us on 23 April to move women’s health from private burden to public leadership accountability.
Because sustainable leadership depends on it.