Women's Outdoor Leadership Course: In their own words...

Why we run this course

This is part of Outward Bound’s wider journey to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. We want everyone, regardless of identity or background to be able to see and feel their potential.

Having strong female instructors is an important step, showing the next generation of girls that muddy is beautiful, that you can take risks and learn from them, be brave, physically competent and show your emotions, and that you can be confident in yourself, your views and values, without being perceived as bossy or “too much.”

More broadly we are working towards creating a staff team who have a range of lived experiences, who can bring their authentic selves to work because that’s where creativity grows and teams are able to be their best, in service of all the young people who come on our courses.