5+1 awards celebrating women in tech
It is no secret that the technology industry lacks female representation at all levels. Like many industries, tech is still struggling when it comes to gender diversity, with women remaining largely underrepresented as various studies suggest.
Currently just 17% of those working in technology in the UK are female and according to a recent study by PwC only 3% of young women have technology as their first career choice.
Recognising women’s ongoing contribution to the tech sector, many European and U.S. female organisations are organising each year Awards for women working in tech, aiming to showcase and celebrate their achievements, as well as create a new generation of role models in the industry.
Moonshot News has gathered up the top Awards taking place this year. Some of them are still open for nominations, while some others are closed but you can still book your place to join the celebration events and meet the winners!
FDM everywoman in Technology Awards
The FDM everywoman in Technology Awards aim at celebrating the women who are striving for change within the tech industry.
“They are for those who possess the qualities, attitude, hard work ethic and commitment to supporting other women that makes them a credit to the industry and the organisations they work for. They are the talented women who have exceeded expectations as well as inspired success in others.”
The awards are open to women at all stages of their career. Nominations for the 2022 everywoman in Technology Awards are open until 11 October 2021.
More information: https://everywomanforum.com/mpage/everywoman-in-technology-awards-nominations
TechWomen100 Awards
WeAreTechWomen is organising, for the fifth year, the TechWomen100 Awards, aiming at recognising and celebrating the achievements of women working in technology.
These awards focus solely on women working in tech below director level. The organisers hope that by highlighting the accolades of up-and-coming inspirational female tech talent, they can help to create a new generation of female role models for the industry and a pipeline of future leaders.
Nominations for the TechWomen100 Awards will close on the 10th of September.
More information: https://wearetechwomen.com/tw100-women-in-tech-awards/
Women in IT Summit & Awards Series
The Women in IT Summit & Awards series, presented by DiversityQ in association with Information Age, supports the tech industry in its mission to move the dial on diversity & inclusion.
By providing a global platform to showcase advocates, role models, and allies this growing series works alongside industry champions to share knowledge, break digital boundaries, and promote the importance of an inclusive tech sector.
The events are held in Europe, Asia, Canada & the USA. Right now there are no open nominations, but you can join the online ceremony for the announcement of the winners of the U.S. Awards, on September 21, 2021.
More information: https://womeninitawards.com/
‘Most Influential Woman in Technology 2021’
Computer Weekly is also looking for nominations for its 2021 list of the Most Influential Women in UK Technology. The list and its winner will be announced during an online event in September 2021.
More information: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252502465/Nominate-now-Most-influential-women-in-UK-technology-2021
Nordic Women in Tech Awards
Nordic Women in Tech Awards (NWiTA) is an annually organized event by Wonder Coders to recognize, celebrate and award the female role models, who inspire and lead the movement for more women in tech in the Nordic countries.
Read more about the award process, what the nomination categories are and how the timeline for the 2021 edition looks like: https://nordicwomenintechawards.com/
Midlands Women In Tech Awards
Midlands Women in Tech Awards want to highlight and recognise the ongoing contribution of women in the tech sector. The aim of the awards is to raise the visibility of women in this space and enable the next generation to “see it and therefore aspire to it”.
Nominations for this year’s wards are closed but you can still buy your ticket and join the celebration on October 7, 2021.
More information: https://www.womenintechawards.co.uk/
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