The resignation of Dr Halima Begum has reignited urgent questions about leadership, power, and accountability in the charity sector. This article explores how women from the Global Majority are too often placed on a glass cliff. Expected to fix systemic crises without the structural support needed to succeed. It argues that true transformation requires reimagining leadership itself, by learning from collective, care-centred models long practised by the Global Majority.

In the interview, Jules Lynch reflects on the spark that led to the creation of Global Girl Project a bold response to the lack of leadership opportunities for girls in the Global Majority. She highlights how girls in marginalised communities are already driving change and explains why investing in their leadership is essential to true gender equity.