(This article was first published in the Local Government Chronicle on 4 October 2017) From Greater Manchester to the West Midlands, Merseyside to Yorkshire, we are seeing woman-led action in devolution and it is both collaborative and compelling. Earlier this month I had the pleasure of travelling to Birmingham with Donna Hall, Chief Executive Wigan Council and Theresa Grant, Chief Exec of Trafford. We’d be invited by the new West Midlands Women’s Voice (WMWV) to share our