Congratulations to all our 2020 Finalists!
Computing
is delighted to announce that our fourth annual Women in Tech Excellence Awards will take place virtually! Like you, we need to get creative this year – we can’t stage our awards at our usual ritzy venue but we can host a fabulous and special online ceremony on
Tuesday 1 December at 4pm
, after this year’s
Women in Tech Festival Global
.
To join us for this year’s awards,
please register here for free
and we will be in touch with more information on the ceremony, including how you and your teams can get involved, what we have planned and also your access to the broadcast.
#WomeninTechExcellence
We are overwhelmed by the amount of nominations we received this year - over 800 nominations! It shows that even in the current pandemic it is so important for businesses to celebrate and recognise their employees –
Computing’s Women in Tech Excellence Awards
are more important than ever!
Although we are facing huge challenges in our personal and professional lives as we cope with the impact of Covid-19,
Computing
is committed to continuing to champion greater diversity in the technology industry for the long term.
Our
Women in Tech Excellence Awards
(formerly Women in IT Excellence Awards) are important as they recognise top-performing women from across the technology space and provide inspiration for younger women looking to build a career in our industry.
The challenge of increasing diversity in IT is now firmly on the agenda in boardrooms across the UK, but it is far from a solved problem. Women are still under-represented across the industry, especially at higher echelons, and they're also likely to be paid less than their male counterparts for the same work.
The issue extends right through the career, starting in schools where education institutions report little to now growth in the numbers of females taking STEM subjects. More needs to be done to encourage the female IT leaders of tomorrow.
The Women in Tech Excellence Awards
is designed to help move us as an industry towards a solution, by recognising and promoting the many talented females, and other success stories. There are places in IT for females, and this industry can lead to rewarding, fulfilling careers for everyone.
Now in its forth year, we have taken the decision to rename the awards to bring them closer to our hugely successful
Women in Tech Festival
, which last year brought hundreds of people together to discuss diversity, celebrate success and network with the best and brightest minds in the industry.
These awards have already celebrated the achievements of over 800 women, in front of over 1,700 people. And we don't just shout about this success at the awards themselves, we also
publish videos
,
galleries
and
articles
from the event on
Computing
, to ensure that hundreds of thousands of people can see for themselves the talent that's out there.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE 2019 AWARDS
Event Countdown
2020 Categories
We have a large, diverse range of categories, and anyone can nominate any woman for any award. Tell us, in 150 words or fewer, why she should win and our editorial and judging team will do the rest.
CIO of the Year
Digital Leader of the Year
Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
Diversity Employer of the Year
Graduate of the Year
Hero of the Year
Innovator of the Year
IT Leader of the Year
Outstanding Returner Award
Outstanding Transformation
Rising Star of the Year
Role Model of the Year
Security Leader of the Year
Software Engineer of the Year
Team Leader of the Year
Transformation Leader
Woman of the Year
Entrepreneur of the Year
Judging Panel 2020
Partners:
Entry Queries:
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