About the award

This award celebrates the individuals and organizations driving change for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls around the world.

The award aims to:

• Highlight the contribution of the public and private sector, civil society and women’s rights champions to worldwide efforts for the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
• Promote women’s empowerment and equality between men and women.
• Encourage innovative approaches and solutions to achieve women’s empowerment in policy and programming, and to provide a global space to celebrate these achievements.
• Foster creative and inclusive thinking by communities to collaborate to achieve women’s empowerment, recognizing that equality for all, means prosperity for all and sustainable development for communities and nations.

Who can apply:

Individual women’s empowerment champions, civil society, public and private institutions are encouraged to apply.

Deadline :

Applications close at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on 20 March 2026.

Apply here :

https://www.womenglobalaward.org/en