Spotlight: Consider it Done’s Top Five

Inspiringly, today there are so many women all over the world excelling in their fields, making a difference to their communities and leading countries forward into a brighter future. But as women, we are sometimes less likely to be acclaimed or celebrated for our achievements.  At Consider it Done, we truly believe that strengthening each other , both personally and professionally, is the secret to a far wider shared success. So here is our Spotlight Top Five, throwing the light on five women achieving amazing things across the world, who you might not have heard about.

1. Sabine Zetteler, Founder and MD of film, consultancy and PR agency Zetteler

Sabine Zetteler has grown her eponymous brand into one of the UK’s most highly-regarded communications agencies, committed to creating stories that really matter and bringing people together to spark meaningful, lasting change. Zetteler has recently been named as one of the The Dots’ top ten best companies to work for in 2020. Not even yet in her forties, it is clear that Sabine is a game-changer, carving a creative path of real social impact.

2. Mabel Bianco (born 1941) is an Argentine physician who has devoted her career to fighting for women's access to improved health services. In 1989, she established the Foundation for Studies and Research on Women (Fundación para Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer FEIM),and has continued to serve as its president. She has been an activist in Latin America and the world, introducing policies addressing breast cancer, HIV/AIDS, reproductive rights and gender reform in the UN.

3. Samah Subay is a Yemeni attorney working tirelessly in the worn-torn country where millions of Yemenis are trapped in displacement, hunger, poverty, insecurity, and lack of minimum standards of life. Thousands of Yemenis have been killed and hundreds of thousands have lost their homes and jobs, with children and women continuing to be the ones who suffer most in this cycle of violence. Samah continues to fight for the release and education of many more children still in detention.

4. Van Thi Nguyen is a Vietnamese social entrepreneur and disability rights activist. Born in a rural village with spinal muscular atrophy, along with her brother Cong Hung Nguyen with the same condition. She worried about their future, seeing the many disabled beggars in Vietnam founded the Will to Live Center in 2003, which provides training and support for the disabled. Vân also runs Imagtor, a social enterprise which employs many disabled Vietnamese.

5. Leanne Pero, Award-winning community entrepreneur, Author, Mentor and Community Dance Advocate 

Leanne Pero is a pioneering community dance advocate who was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in 2016. She used her platform to publicise her own story of a struggle to access cancer services as a woman of colour. She has gone on to become a leading voice within and for the BAME community, advocating for greater awareness of cancer through the creation of the Black Women Rising support group, the Leanne Pero Foundation and the first exhibition of black women’s battles with cancer.

What trailblazing women do you think should be more widely known about? Who inspires you?