Top 10 Women Leaders from Tunisia - 2025

Women leaders in Tunisia are redefining leadership across various sectors and are leap-frogging past great advancements in recognition within the fields of business, technology, civil society, and public service. Tunisia has had a wide-ranging history of women's rights movements and progressive legal frameworks, all paving the way for a milieu wherein female leadership is possible and very much on the rise. Tunisian women leaders take on contemporary strategic roles, from founding startups to leading NGOs and managing mammoth-scale operations with an aim to resilience and vision. Their approach emphasizes collaboration, community impact, and sustainability over profit, setting new examples of inclusive and socially responsible leadership.

In business sectors, women are leading ventures in tech, fashion, energy, education, and health, pushing innovation and advancing local economic development. As women entrepreneurs, women lead their companies by utilizing digital tools, incorporating environmentally friendly practices, and devising global partnerships in order to maximize their social impact and scale growth for their businesses. This leads to an observable leapfrog of businesses run by women in creating jobs and promoting exports.

Cultural expectations, limited access to funding, and gender biases in the leadership space continue to cramp women's styles. Additionally, balancing the demands of society and the professional set is proving to be a tall order for many. Tunisian female leaders are building support networks, mentoring young professionals, and lobbying for policies advocating equality and access. Their journeys define courage, creativity, and influence-making these women not just leaders in their areas, but also role models across the region and beyond. Under adversity, Tunisian female leaders have proven that diversity is the basis for securing their leadership and that inclusive advancement is possible.

In this issue, The Global Woman Leader magazine brings a list of ‘Top 10 Women Leaders from Tunisia - 2025’, who are domineers of change in the corporate realm of the country. This list of ten leading and inspiring women is crafted by a team of CEOs, VCs, and the editorial board, delivering inspiring stories of their journey and the contributions & roles played by them in the creation and empowerment of an economically powerful nation.