Girlguiding CEO recognised in BBC Women's Power List

09 Apr 2014 News

Girlguiding’s chief executive Julie Bentley is in the top five of BBC 4 Woman’s Hour Power List 2014, which celebrates women who have changed the face of power in the last year.

Julie Bentley, chief executive, Girlguiding UK (credit: Justin Norry)

Girlguiding’s chief executive Julie Bentley is in the top five of BBC 4 Woman’s Hour Power List 2014, which celebrates women who have changed the face of power in the last year.

Bentley is at number five in the list. She was chosen for overseeing the decision by girl guides to support the No More Page 3 Campaign, and the launch of Girlguiding’s #BeBodyConfident campaign, focusing on low-self esteem and tackling what its describes as a body crisis image.

Bentley also oversaw the launch of the ‘Be the Change’ campaign, “to give girls an even louder voice on the issues that matter to them now so they can help build a society they want to live in”.

Bentley said: “In guiding we believe passionately that girls can change the world for the better. Every day our volunteers give girls the confidence, skills and aspiration to reach their potential and make an impact on the world."

Leyla Hussein and Nimco Ali, founders of anti-FGM not-for-profit Daughters of Eve, were also recognised in the list, as was campaigner Laura Bates who founded the Everyday Sexism Project, which chronicles gender inequality online.

Campaigner Baroness Doreen Lawrence, who co-founded the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, topped the list.