Women's Higher Education Network

Women's Higher Education Network is for women working in higher education. Build relationships that support your career.

Why you should join: A free national community connecting women across the sector, with peer networking and opportunities to grow your career alongside colleagues.

The one-liner

A free national network for women in UK higher education.

What they actually sell

Women's Higher Education Network is a Mighty Networks community. Its own pitch: "Connect with women across the sector and build the relationships that support your career." The public offer is free to join. The network describes itself as free and national, connecting women across UK higher education since 2015, built around three ideas: connect, contribute and progress. The offer is easy to understand in one read, which is half the job of a sales page.

Who pays and why

Women working across UK universities. The pull is relationships that support careers. They join for connections, shared experience and career progress. The emotional pull is being around people chasing the same thing, which matters as much as any single lesson.

Where the members come from

The Mighty Networks page is the main door, and it links no outside channels. Growth most likely comes from the people already around the founder and word of mouth rather than paid traffic.

What's holding it back

The public page shows very little beyond the headline, so newcomers have to join to see what goes on. A short list of events or groups would help.

Steal this

Organise the network around three simple verbs, connect, contribute and progress, so members know how to take part.

Would this work in another niche?

Yes for any sector network for women. Weak for consumers. Women in law, medicine or engineering could run the same sector network.