Awards Category: 2022

Woman Leading Change of the Year – sponsored by GroupM

This award recognises an inspiring woman who has made a significant and long-term business contribution to creating smarter and more inclusive working environments during the eligibility period.

As a role model or mentor that shows dedication to the advancement of women in their industry, how she demonstrated the ability to change and how to lead change effectively and showing exemplary leadership abilities that enable others to success.

Women Leading Change Campaign

This award recognises any brand campaigns that addressed local, regional, or global issues around diversity and inclusivity, including non-profit campaigns that have spearheaded change, tackled stereotypes, and spread the culture of change in supporting diversity, equality, and inclusion with a clearly defined social purpose.

Mental Health Awareness Campaign

This award recognises any campaign that successfully drove awareness of mental health and helped reduce the stigma associated with mental illness.

Best CSR Campaign (NEW)

This award recognises any campaign that promoted gender equality through community engagement and partnerships. Engagement may include integrating gender equality into their sustainability strategies, CSR, or philanthropy programs, collaborating with NGOs or other organisations.

Health & Wellbeing Awards

This award recognises and celebrates the achievements of organisations for an outstanding contribution to, and promotion of health and wellbeing.

Diverse-Inclusive Workplace

This award recognises companies that excelled in supporting diversity and inclusion and how they foster an environment of authentic respect and trust in the workplace. Workplace diversity may refer to age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, physical conditions, LGBTIQ, culture diversity, etc.

Best Company for Women (NEW)

This award sets out to recognise companies that provided a positive and supportive workplace for women, driving and developing practices that ensure women have a fair and positive work experience and opportunity to contribute and develop talent personally and professionally.

The eligible companies will need to have a minimum of 60% of full-time employees that are women and with a minimum of 30% women employees are in the management team/leadership positions.

Young Business Leader

This award recognises women who have not only achieved growth for their businesses but also demonstrated strategic direction, leadership competencies during the eligibility period, through a honed business acumen and strong industry networks.

Open to professionals who are at the age of 35 or under as of 29 March 2022. The nominee should have 5-10 years of professional experience, and managerial position.

Women’s Advancement Champion (NEW)

*This category opens to both men/women who champion women advancement.

This award recognises men/women leaders (VP/Director level of above) who have successfully transitioned the advancement of women in business in Asia Pacific Region.

Vision Leader

This award recognises an exceptional woman leader who has contributed in a profound way to our understanding of female leadership in the industry who has demonstrated the highest level of performance, exhibited strong business acumen, and displayed a strong sphere of influence outside and within her organisation.