The Female Lead

The Female Lead

Home
Newsletter
Self
Relationships
Work
Money
Society
Health
About
Young women would prefer a world without internet
Plus: 🎥 Jennifer Lawrence 💉 Ozempic pregnancies 🌅 'miracle mornings'
 • 
The Female Lead
Young women dream of an internet-free world
Plus: 🎥 Jennifer Lawrence 💉 Ozempic pregnancies 🌅 'miracle mornings'
Young women's dream world doesn't include the internet
Half of young people would also support a 'digital curfew' banning apps after 10pm.
 • 
The Female Lead
Hailey Bieber: I'm “not the same person" since having a baby
'You grew a human. You birthed a human. Give yourself grace.'
 • 
The Female Lead
Jennifer Lawrence going “full feral” in postpartum movie Die, My Love will resonate with many mothers
The early days of motherhood are too 'alien' to fit in with how women are expected to behave after birth.
 • 
Louise Ridley
1
5 ‘silent symptoms’ of perimenopause you might not be expecting
From not feeling yourself to itchy skin, here's what to look for.
 • 
The Female Lead
1
5 tips to avoid loneliness as a solo entrepreneur
If you're considering working for yourself, make time for your social needs.
 • 
The Female Lead
Women are dominating music. So why are festival lineups still full of men?
Female artists are either overlooked, too big, or set up to underperform.
 • 
Paddy Spiers
AI has a boob problem (and it's not what you think)
Plus: 🩺 TikTok doc 🥰 Aimee Lou Wood 🧠 facts about MS
AI has a boob problem (and it's not what you think)
Plus: 🩺 TikTok doc 🥰 Aimee Lou Wood 🧠 facts about MS
 • 
The Female Lead
Aimee Lou Wood: I criticised SNL sketch to not ‘spiral inwardly’
The sketch show apologised following Wood’s Instagram post going viral.
 • 
The Female Lead
BBC’s Naga Munchetty: Women are gaslit about their health. I'm among them.
Women know their bodies but their concerns aren’t respected, Munchetty writes in an extract from her new book, It’s Probably Nothing.
 • 
The Female Lead
© 2025 The Female Lead
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture