The Powerwomen Awards 2021 - recognising individuals and companies who maximise the potential of women in wealth

The Categories

• Woman of the Year - Business Services (SME)

  Open to women in business services roles or functions demonstrating leadership or having attained a substantial leadership position. Please demonstrate your path to success, mentors/sponsors and choices that led you to your leadership position. Judges would be interested in hearing about themes that emerged throughout your career progression and why the past year has been outstanding.

• Woman of the Year - Business Services (Large/Institutional)

  Open to women in business services roles or functions demonstrating leadership or having attained a substantial leadership position. Please demonstrate your path to success, mentors/sponsors and choices that led you to your leadership position. Judges would be interested in hearing about themes that emerged throughout your career progression and why the past year has been outstanding.

• Woman of the Year - Government, Regulatory and Not-for-profit Organisations

• Woman of the Year - Future Leaders (Associate/VP)

  Leader is a person who has a vision, a drive and a commitment to achieve that vision. Leaders should exercise positive social influence. This should be supported by metrics, which demonstrate growth or revenue development, or other metrics as entrants deem appropriate over the past 12 months. Judges would like to hear about themes that emerged throughout your career progression and why the past year has been outstanding.

• Woman of the Year - Future Leaders (Senior Associate/SVP)

  Leader is a person who has a vision, a drive and a commitment to achieve that vision. Leaders should exercise positive social influence. This should be supported by metrics, which demonstrate growth or revenue development, or other metrics as entrants deem appropriate over the past 12 months. Judges would like to hear about themes that emerged throughout your career progression and why the past year has been outstanding.

• Woman of the Year - Future Leaders - (Partner/Director)

  Leader is a person who has a vision, a drive and a commitment to achieve that vision. Leaders should exercise positive social influence. This should be supported by metrics, which demonstrate growth or revenue development, or other metrics as entrants deem appropriate over the past 12 months. Judges would like to hear about themes that emerged throughout your career progression and why the past year has been outstanding.

• Woman of the Year - Rising Star

  Open to junior to mid-level women who have made a positive impact in the lives of colleagues and employees, demonstrated leadership and achieved success beyond expectations. Please demonstrate your path to success, mentors/sponsors and choices that led you to be an inspiration. Judges would be interested in hearing about themes that emerged throughout your career progression and why the past year has been outstanding.

• Woman of the Year - Leadership - Financial Organisation (Director)

  Open to senior women demonstrating leadership or having attained a substantial leadership position. Please demonstrate your path to success, mentors/sponsors and choices that led you to your leadership position. Judges would be interested in hearing about themes that emerged throughout your career progression and why the past year has been outstanding.

• Woman of the Year - Leadership - Financial Organisation (Managing Director)

  Open to senior women demonstrating leadership or having attained a substantial leadership position. Please demonstrate your path to success, mentors/sponsors and choices that led you to your leadership position. Judges would be interested in hearing about themes that emerged throughout your career progression and why the past year has been outstanding.

• Woman of the Year - Leadership - Financial Organisation (CEO/Board Member)

  Open to senior women demonstrating leadership or having attained a substantial leadership position. Please demonstrate your path to success, mentors/sponsors and choices that led you to your leadership position. Judges would be interested in hearing about themes that emerged throughout your career progression and why the past year has been outstanding.

• Woman of the year - Professional Services

  Open to senior women demonstrating leadership or having attained a substantial leadership position. Please demonstrate your path to success, mentors/sponsors and choices that led you to your leadership position. Judges would be interested in hearing about themes that emerged throughout your career progression and why the past year has been outstanding.

• Woman of the Year - Business Growth (Boutique)

  Open to women who can demonstrate commercial success in terms of revenue or a new business initiative that has or will bring revenue to their current business. Examples are; client accumulation and their impact on your business; revenue rising substantially; or breaking into a new regional markets like the Middle East. Please supply case studies or metrics to support the entry

• Woman of the Year - Business Growth (Mid-size)

  Open to women who can demonstrate commercial success in terms of revenue or a new business initiative that has or will bring revenue to their current business. Examples are; client accumulation and their impact on your business; revenue rising substantially; or breaking into a new regional markets like the Middle East. Please supply case studies or metrics to support the entry

• Woman of the Year - Business Growth (Large/Institutional)

  Open to women who can demonstrate commercial success in terms of revenue or a new business initiative that has or will bring revenue to their current business. Examples are; client accumulation and their impact on your business; revenue rising substantially; or breaking into a new regional markets like the Middle East. Please supply case studies or metrics to support the entry

• Woman of the Year - North America

• Mentor of the Year

  Sponsors are advocates in positions of authority who use their influence intentionally to help others advance, while mentors provide advice, feedback, and coaching. Please tell us what your mentoring or sponsorship programme involves and the success rates or metrics for female promotion or development in your organisation.

• Inspirational Woman of the Year

  Open to senior women having make a positive impact in the lives of colleagues and employees, demonstrating leadership or having attained a substantial leadership position. Please demonstrate your path to success, mentors/sponsors and choices that led you to be an inspiration. Judges would be interested in hearing about themes that emerged throughout your career progression and why the past year has been outstanding.

• Company of the Year - Creating Change for Women

  Judges would like to hear about successful companies with outstanding programmes, mentoring and sponsorship aimed at encouraging, promoting or retaining women. Judges would like to hear about how these initiatives. This should be supported by metrics which demonstrate growth or revenue development or other metrics as entrants deem appropriate over the past 12 months.

• Company of the Year - Female Leadership (Boutique)

  Judges would like to hear about successful companies with outstanding female leaders. A leader is a person who has a vision, a drive and a commitment to achieve that vision, and the skills to make business growth and change happen. Leaders should exercise positive social influence. This should be supported by metrics which demonstrate growth or revenue development or other metrics as entrants deem appropriate over the past 12 months.

• Company of the Year - Female Leadership (Mid-size)

  Judges would like to hear about successful companies with outstanding female leaders. A leader is a person who has a vision, a drive and a commitment to achieve that vision, and the skills to make business growth and change happen. Leaders should exercise positive social influence. This should be supported by metrics which demonstrate growth or revenue development or other metrics as entrants deem appropriate over the past 12 months.

• Company of the Year - Female Leadership (Large/Institutional)

  Judges would like to hear about successful companies with outstanding female leaders. A leader is a person who has a vision, a drive and a commitment to achieve that vision, and the skills to make business growth and change happen. Leaders should exercise positive social influence. This should be supported by metrics which demonstrate growth or revenue development or other metrics as entrants deem appropriate over the past 12 months.

• Company of the Year - Female Leadership (North America)

  Judges would like to hear about successful companies with outstanding female leaders. A leader is a person who has a vision, a drive and a commitment to achieve that vision, and the skills to make business growth and change happen. Leaders should exercise positive social influence. This should be supported by metrics which demonstrate growth or revenue development or other metrics as entrants deem appropriate over the past 12 months.

• Best Employer - Career Progression (Boutique)

  Open to companies who have launched initiatives aimed at supporting the talent pipeline. Judges would be interested in hearing about the rationale behind the initiative, the actions being taken, the impact and results.

• Best Employer - Career Progression (Mid-size)

  Open to companies who have launched initiatives aimed at supporting the talent pipeline. Judges would be interested in hearing about the rationale behind the initiative, the actions being taken, the impact and results.

• Best Employer - Career Progression (Large,Institutional)

  Open to companies who have launched initiatives aimed at supporting the talent pipeline. Judges would be interested in hearing about the rationale behind the initiative, the actions being taken, the impact and results.

• Best Employer - Career Progression (LGBT+/Inclusion)

  Open to companies who have launched initiatives aimed at supporting the talent pipeline. Judges would be interested in hearing about the rationale behind the initiative, the actions being taken, the impact and results.

• Government, Regulatory and Not-for-profit organisations - Female Leadership

• Diversity Communication Campaign of the Year

  Open to companies and PR agencies who have launched a communications campaign focused on diversity. Judges will be interested in learning about the campaign’s overall goals, novel tactics employed, and impact. Statistics and measurements of the campaign’s reach would be welcome.

• Career Initiative

  The Career Initiative Award recognises women who have taken proactive steps in their career to achieve their success to date. These women will have demonstrated an ability to seek opportunities, be resourceful and think ahead. Their career might not follow a traditional path or they might have stepped outside of their comfort zone to embrace new challenges.