Awards Category: 2026

GP01. Best Workplace For Women

The award is given to the company with the highest accumulated points based on our scoring system. The company that obtains the highest aggregated score, with a minimum of two (2) Gold wins, followed by Silver and Bronze.

Individual or Special Category:
Winner – 10 points

Company Category:
Gold – 8 points; Silver – 6 points; Bronze – 1 point

Campaign Category:
Gold – 8 points; Silver – 6 points; Bronze – 1 point

Eligibility Criteria: To qualify, a company must secure a minimum of 2 Gold awards across at least 2 different categories, which may include Campaign, Company, Individual, or Special categories.

CC04. Mental Health & Wellbeing Awards of the Year

This award recognises initiatives that successfully drove awareness of mental health and helped reduce the stigma associated with mental illness whilst contributing and promoting of health and wellbeing.

CC03. Best Learning & Development

This award honours an organisation that cultivates a learning culture and provides an environment that promotes growth, drives engagement, and empowers employees to hone and advance their skills through ongoing professional development.

CC02. Best Employee Engagement

This award recognises companies that are dedicated to boosting employee engagement and developing an inclusive workplace culture.

CC01. Best Company for Women

This award sets out to recognise all types of businesses that have 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.

* Eligible companies must have a minimum of 60% female full-time employees and a minimum of 30% female employees in management or leadership positions.

SP01. Woman Leading Change of the Year

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 showed exemplary leadership, abilities that enable others to succeed.

IN19. Young Business Leader

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

* Open to professionals with a suggested range of 8–15 years of professional-related experience. Nominees within a management role including Managing Director, C-Suite, or Founder/Owner will not be accepted.

IN18. Vision Leader

This award recognises an exceptional woman leader who has made a significant contribution to the understanding of female leadership in the industry and who has shown the highest degree of performance, great business judgment, and a significant sphere of influence both within and beyond the company.

IN17. Technology Chief

This award recognises outstanding women who have worked to spark positive change in the industry by introducing new technology.

The nominee should have shown a significant contribution to the understanding of technology or the deployment of new technology.

IN16. Sustainability Leader

The award recognises a women leader who is leading change through sustainability strategies and initiatives. A catalyst for change to advance sustainable development goals and drive strategic growth.