Women in tech awards
Our Women in tech awards, the TechWomen100 awards look to recognise and celebrate the achievements of women working in technology.
Given our strategic objective of supporting the female pipeline, the activities of WeAreTechWomen and the success of our Rising Star awards, we are proud to host an awards series that showcases emerging tech talent and creates role models for the industry.
Our previous women in tech award winners 2019
Some of the key areas we are focusing on:
- Women working in STEM
- Female Coders
- Women in DevOps and Agile
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Timeline
– Nominations open –
02 August 2021
– Nominations close –
10 September 2021
– Shortlist announced & public vote opens –
25 October 2021
– Voting closes –
05 November 2021
– Winners announced –
15 November 2021
– Winners’ celebration event –
08 December 2021 (virtual celebration)
Why TechWomen100?
It is no secret that the technology industry lacks female representation at all levels. Women make up just 17 per cent of the industry. There are some fantastic awards for women working in tech, however, most of these focus on senior women.
Whilst we feel it is extremely necessary to highlight senior and influential women, we also believe the pipeline of female technologists need a platform to shine.
This is why the TechWomen100 Awards were created. Our awards focus solely on women working in tech below director level. We hope that by highlighting the accolades of up-and-coming inspirational female tech talent, we can help to create a new generation of female role models for the industry, and a pipeline of future leaders.
The Process
Nominations will open online on 02 August via WeAreTechWomen. Nominations will close after a six-week period on 10 September.
A shortlist of 200 women from a range of technology disciplines will be chosen in October by an esteemed panel of judges. There will also be a shortlist of three Champions, Global Award of Achievement, Companies and Networks.
The shortlist will then be published and we will also open the TechWomen100 individual category for public votes of support.
Winners will be announced in November and celebrated at a virtual award’s ceremony on 08 December. There will be 100 winners of the TechWomen100, a Champion of the Year, a Global Award of Achievement, a Company of the Year and a Network of the Year.
Who can apply?
A female individual who works within the tech industry, whose current position is below director level.
- The individual demonstrates a high level of competence within their role
- The individual demonstrates a clear passion for technology, this may be through extra curricular activities
- Individual who pays it forward and helps others (e.g. schools, networks and internal activities)
- The individual is taking charge of their own career
This award is open to all women, regardless of age, but nominees must be working in the UK.
A senior individual of any gender, within the technology industry, who is championing women.
The individual must also be able to demonstrate that they have actively supported the female pipeline either through their current work role or external activities.
Nominees must be Director level (or equivalent) or above and work in the UK.
A network, either internal or external who supports the careers of women working in tech through access to resources and learning based events.
A organisation who has successfully designed and implemented initiatives and programs to develop their female talent pipeline
A female individual who works within the tech industry outside of the UK, whose current position is below director level.
- The individual demonstrates a high level of competence within their role
- The individual demonstrates a clear passion for technology, this may be through extra curricular activities
- Individual who pays it forward and helps others (e.g. schools, networks and internal activities)
- The individual is taking charge of their own career
This award is open to all women from anywhere in the world, regardless of age.