Institutional Leadership Pipeline
» Purpose
To create a structured leadership pathway for women working in football, strengthening their readiness, visibility and influence within football governance and administration.
» Design Logic
Move beyond informal mentorship into a structured leadership pathway.
Build confidence, capability and institutional influence.
Connect personal leadership with football system change.
Create a peer network that could continue beyond the programme.
» Blueprint Model
| Framework Layer | Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Leadership Curriculum | Built a programme around personal leadership, systems thinking, influence and institutional change. |
| Peer Network Design | Created trusted international cohorts of women leaders across member associations and confederations. |
| Applied Learning | Enabled participants to connect leadership development with real challenges inside their own football organisations. |
| Institutional Visibility | Strengthened the profile and readiness of women already working within football structures. |
| Strategic Partnership | Developed the programme with THNK School of Creative Leadership, bringing creative leadership methodology into football. |
| Governance Pipeline | Positioned women’s leadership as part of football’s long-term governance and talent development system. |
» Data Points
FIFA’s first formal global leadership programme for women in football
Supported 60+ women leaders across the international football ecosystem
Delivered with THNK School of Creative Leadership
Connected leadership development with governance, administration and institutional change
» Strategic Relevance
This blueprint shows how representation can be supported through system design: building leadership capacity, peer networks and institutional readiness for women already shaping the future of football.