The awards are produced by the creators of the prestigious American Business Awards® and International Business Awards®.
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor the achievements of working women in more than 100 categories, including Entrepreneur of the Year, Executive of the Year, Mentor or Coach of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, Achievement in Equal Pay, Women Helping Women, Employee of the Year, Woman-Owned or -Run Company of the Year and Innovator of the Year. All female entrepreneurs, executives, employees, and the organizations they run, worldwide, are eligible to be nominated.
The early-bird entry deadline is June 29, the final entry deadline is July 27, and late entries will be accepted through August 24 with payment of a late fee. Winners will be announced on September 22, and the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie winners will be honored at an awards ceremony on November 12 in Las Vegas.
New categories this year include Achievement in Diversity & Inclusion, Achievement in Sustainability, and a variety of Social Media Awards categories for individuals and best social media pages.
The 2021 Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners reflected a diverse group of large and small organizations around the globe. Winners included, among others:
Kelley Higney, Founder & CEO, Bug Bite Thing, St. Lucie, FL USA
Carolyn Aronson, Founder & CEO, It’s a 10 Haircare, Miami, FL USA
Anita Aherne, Founder, Kids on the Spectrum, Melbourne, Australia
Kitty Chaney Reed, Vice President of Enterprise Operations, IBM, Armonk, NY USA
Teresa Sternhagen, General Manager, Toshiba America Business Solutions, Lake Forest, CA USA
Mani Thiru, Space Industry Development Asia Pacific, Amazon Web Services, Singapore
Sherry Comes, Managing Director of the Cognitive and Analytics Practice, Deloitte, London, UK
Sarita Rao, President of AT&T Integrated & Partner Solutions, Dallas, TX USA
Ellen Polansky, Managing Director and Coordinating Partner, EY, New York, NY USA
Bitcoin of America, Chicago, IL USA
Rufus & Coco, Sydney, NSW Australia
HYYH / EQUO International, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Forbes, Jersey City, NJ USA
Halkbank, Istanbul, Turkey
City of Philadelphia - Division of Aviation, Philadelphia, PA USA
Visa Client Care in partnership with Visa Operational Resilience, Austin, TX USA
Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA USA
SiriusXM Radio, Pompano Beach, FL USA
The 2022 Stevie Awards for Women in Business will be judged by more than 200 leading professionals around the world, and nominees will have access to all the judges’ comments and suggestions about their nominations.