Nominations Guide 2021
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
The Women of Influence Awards focus on quality and impact, rather than the scale or seniority. We encourage the widest possible range of women to showcase the work they do and the contributions they make.
Candidates will be judged on their demonstrated vision, leadership, innovation and action in and beyond their field; as well as their impact and how it was achieved.
The judging panel will give consideration to:
Personal, academic, professional and community achievements;
Demonstration of collaboration within or beyond their field, and a wider circle of influence than their direct role;
Contribution to women’s social and economic advancement;
Involvement and contribution to New Zealand communities through collaboration and mentoring;
Innovative ideas and practices.
Who should enter?
Everyone knows someone who’s striving to create positive change in their community or industry. This is your chance to give them the recognition they deserve.
Showcasing their experiences, achievements and lessons learned will help encourage others and energise them to do more.
The awards programme is open to all entrants, from the farm gate to fashion halls, who are excelling in their field. Your nomination could help bring their story to a wider audience and extend their influence.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to enter the Young Leader category, all candidates must be under the age of 25 years and over the age of 16 years as at 16 August 2021.
To be eligible for the Business Enterprise category, all businesses must have been registered with NZ Companies Register for at least three years as at 16 August 2021.
Award Categories
Click below to see the broad range of categories that you can nominate someone in.
WHAT IS A GOOD ENTRY?
Be concise. Tell us your nominee’s story in clear, simple terms and give some examples to back up what you say.
The ideal entry contains a short summary of your nominee’s background and the impact of their actions..
Share examples of what they’ve done, and how they’ve led, supported or mentored others.
The judges will be looking for quality and impact rather than the scale of actions or seniority of the nominee.
ENTRY PROCESS
All nominations are to be submitted online.
Visit the website, www.womenofinfluence.co.nz and click “nominate now” to start a nomination.
We don’t accept self-nominations. You must nominate somebody else. To do this you must have their permission and we recommend that you work together with your nominee on the content of the entry, as the nomination is a two-step process. As the nominator, you will complete the first part of the nomination. We will then contact your nominee to verify the information and complete the nomination.
Once you start an entry, you can pause at any time using the “save for later” button.
After the entry is submitted you will receive an email confirmation. Your nominee will then be contacted and asked to complete some basic questions from a personal perspective and confirm directly that they approve the details submitted, as well as accepting the terms and conditions.
Because this is a two-step process, we recommend you submit your nomination well ahead of the deadline (at least 48 hours), to ensure your nominee has enough time to complete the nomination.
If you have any queries regarding your submission please contact the Women of Influence awards team at womenofinfluence@stuff.co.nz
WHAT IS REQUIRED FROM THE NOMINATOR?
Contact details of the nominator and nominee.
Tell us why your nominee should be considered as one of our Women of Influence for 2021 (max 200 words).
Please provide a specific example of your nominee asserting their influence in a positive way. What was the impact of their actions? (max 300 words). Please include information on the following:
What did your nominee achieve?
How did your nominee go about achieving this?
Did your nominee experience challenges, and if so, how did they overcome these?
What was the outcome and potential legacy of their actions?
Please include a referee for this example.
Provide details for two referees who can verify the information about your nominee.
Submit and follow up with your nominee!
WHAt IS REQUIRED FROM THE NOMINEE?
Describe your journey of becoming a Woman of Influence (max 300 words)
* Some tips on what to include in your entry:What obstacles have you overcome to get to where you are today?
What lessons did you learn along the way and how can your experiences assist other women?
What are you proud of?
Your nominee has already described an example of you asserting your influence – please outline what you did, how you did it and the impact of your actions (max 300 words).
Please provide a personal bio (max 300 words).
Provide a generic headshot (max 10MB).
Agree to accept the nomination and complete submission.
Judging Process
Step 1 - Shortlisting
A pre-judging committee will meet to review all entries and to determine a shortlist which will be put forward to our judging panel.
Step 2 - Judging
Our panel of judges will review the group of shortlisted entries to determine our Women of Influence finalists. From there, they will choose one winner in each of the 10 categories, and select one of those category winners as the Supreme Woman of Influence for 2021.