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Women

Changing

The World

Regional Awards

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We believe that when women come together with a collective intention magic happens.

The Women Changing The World Awards are a global awards program recognising the work of incredible women making a positive difference in the world across a range of industries and areas including business, sustainability, leadership, health, education, product development, innovation and technology.

The Women Changing the World Awards aim is to elevate, celebrate, connect and support women in their journey as changemakers, trailblazers and leaders.

The UN states that achieving gender equality is of crucial importance in reaching the 17 sustainable development goals by 2030 and explains that women are the key to changing the world:
“Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment is integral to each of the 17 goals. Only by ensuring the rights of women and girls across all the goals will we get to justice and inclusion, economies that work for all, and sustaining our shared environment now and for future generations.”

Women Changing The World Awards

The Women Changing the World Regional Awards celebrate the extraordinary women who are leading change across every corner of the globe. These prestigious awards recognise the power, innovation, and influence of women shaping the future of their regions and the world.

  • Regional Awards will spotlight changemakers from:
    Asia Pacific (APAC)
    South East Asia
    South Asia
  • East Asia
    MENA (Middle East & North Africa)
    South Africa
    Africa
    Europe
  • The Americas (North, Central & South America, and the Caribbean)

  • Winners of a Regional Award are recognised as the leading changemakers of their region and gain the opportunity to:
    * Represent their region on the world stage
    * Be acknowledged as a prestigious leader in their field
    * Share their story as a respected international speaker
    * Join a powerful global network of women making an impact

  • Regional winners will also progress to the Global Women Changing the World Awards, where the most outstanding women from around the world will be celebrated together on an international stage.
    This is more than an awards program it is a global movement.

By representing your region, you become part of a worldwide community of women committed to creating change, inspiring others, and shaping a brighter future for us all.

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THESE AWARDS RECOGNISE, ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE.

WHO ARE CHANGING THE WORLD IN BIG AND SMALL WAYS

INSPIRING CHANGE AND

TAKING ACTION.

THAT ARE COMMITTED TO ELEVATION AND INCLUSION OF WOMEN IN THEIR ORGANISATION

WORKING TO EMPOWER

WOMEN AND GIRLS

THE WOMEN CHANGING THE WORLD

REGIONAL AWARD CATEGORIES

HALL OF FAME WOMAN CHANGING THE WORLD - REGIONAL WINNER 2025

This award recognises exceptional women who are changing the World (working in the current field for 20 years+) 

WOMAN CHANGING THE WORLD - REGIONAL WINNER 2025

This award recognises exceptional women who are changing the World (working in the current field for less than 20 years) 

RISING STAR WOMAN CHANGING THE WORLD- REGIONAL WINNER 2025

This award recognises exceptional women who are changing the World   (working in the current field for less than 5 years)    

EMERGING WOMAN CHANGING THE WORLD - REGIONAL WINNER 2025   

This award recognises exceptional women that are changing the World (working in the current field for less than 2 years)

YOUNG WOMAN CHANGING THE WORLD -REGIONAL WINNER 2025

This award recognises exceptional young women changing the world (under 18 years)

GIRL CHANGING THE WORLD - REGIONAL WINNER 2025

This award recognises exceptional girls changing the world (under 12 years)

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COMPANY CHANGING THE WORLD - REGIONAL WINNER 2025

This award recognises exceptional companies changing the world for women and girls

WOMEN CHANGING THE WORLD - REGIONAL LEADER 2025

This award recognises exceptional women in leadership roles

WOMEN CHANGING THE WORLD - EMERGING REGIONAL LEADER OF THE YEAR 2025  

This award recognises exceptional women in emerging leadership roles (women under 35)

WOMEN CHANGING THE WORLD - ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR  2025

This award recognises exceptional women in entrepreneurship

WOMEN CHANGING THE WORLD - EMERGING ENTREPRENEUR - REGIONAL WINNER 2025 

This award recognises exceptional women in emerging entrepreneurship (under 3 years in business)

WOMEN CHANGING THE WORLD - UNSUNG HERO REGIONAL WINNER 2025 

This award recognises exceptional women in emerging entrepreneurship (under 3 years in business) 

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2025 AMERICAS SUMMIT & AWARDS

Vancouver | 6 November 2025

The Women Changing the World Americas Summit and Awards is taking place in Vancouver on 6 November 2025. The summit will feature award-winning speakers, panel discussions & engaging workshops, as well as time for networking.

From advocates advancing human rights to entrepreneurs driving industry change, this event will connect you with a room of diverse female leaders who are all united by their passion and commitment to creating a meaningful difference in the world.

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NOMINATION FOR THE REGIONAL WOMEN CHANGING THE WORLD WILL OPEN ON 8 SEPTEMBER 2025

The Women Changing The World Awards are an awards program that recognises women changemakers.

Acknowledging success in business, sustainability, leadership, health, education, product development, innovation and technology

Celebrate, Leverage, Connect!

Through the women changing the world awards you can celebrate your achievements and the work you do in the world, leverage your nomination and showcase your business to the world, connect with other changemakers and join our global community.

Nominations close - 22 September 2025
Completed applications due - 28 September 2025
Finalists in all categories announced - 6 October 2025
People’s Choice Voting starts - 13 October 2025
People’s Choice Voting ends -  19 October 2025
Winners Announced During the Summit -  3-15 November 2025

If you have any questions about the awards please email awards@thewomenchangingtheworld.com

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These awards give back! Profits from the Women Changing The World Awards go to providing girls with full and part scholarships to enable them to receive support, mentoring and education through Tererai Trent International (TTI).

We believe that investing in women and girls is the most powerful way to change the world! Investing in education creates a powerful ripple effect far beyond today and into the future.

Tererai Trent International Foundation helps send girls in rural Zimbabwe to attend College and or University.

In Zimbabwe, due to historical inequities that have shaped the poor, more rural girls are married before the age of 18 and 5% are married before their 15th birthday.

This support ensures that these bright, and yet under-resourced African children, who are often the first in their families to attend university, can change the trajectory of their life, their communities and future generations.

Together we can help create a brighter future for these students.

Learn more about Tererai Trent International here

Terms and Conditions

Please read all terms and conditions

  • Agreeing to the terms and conditions and giving permission for your quotes, images, video, audio and any other material associated with the The Women Changing The World Awards and/or your submission, to be used by The Women’s Business School is a condition of entry. Completing your submission indicates your agreement to abide by these terms.
  • Nominees must display the WCWA Nominee Banner on their website or blog with a link back to www.thewomensbusinessschool.com Winners in all categories must display the WCWA Winner button on their homepage for 12 months.
  • Nominees are encouraged to gain media exposure for their nomination and all nominees receive a press release template to send to your local media as part of your nomination pack.
  • Winners will be announced during the summit. All finalists present will be acknowledged
  • Women’s Business School staff and family members are ineligible to enter the awards
  • We have a zero tolerance policy on bullying. Bullying, harassment or intimidation of other contestants will not be tolerated. This includes attempting to contact the awards coordinators with negative information about nominees or encouraging third party individuals to cause trouble for fellow nominees.
  • Nominees behaving unethically or unprofessionally may be disqualified at the coordinators discretion and will not be refunded. No correspondence will be entered into.
  • These awards are competitive and not everyone can be a finalist or a winner, while this may be disappointing for some, all entrants are expected to act professionally at all times. Individuals who fail to act professionally may be asked to retract their nomination from the awards and will not be refunded.
  • These awards are provided by the Women’s Business Collective to support, encourage and celebrate the efforts of Women Changing the World and all entrants are asked to be respectful of the Women’s Business Collective staff, volunteers and our awards partners’ brands. Individuals who fail to abide by these guidelines at the awards coordinators’ discretion, may be eliminated from the awards and not refunded.
  • Due to the large volume of emails we receive we regret to inform that we are unable to answer all individual email questions regarding the awards, please refer to the FAQ before emailing us.
  • Completed applications will be made available for public viewing on our website
  • Accepting these terms and conditions is a condition of entry.

People’s choice

  • People’s Choice finalists do not have interviews and will be selected by public vote. 
  • People’s Choice winners will be selected by number of votes at close of voting. No correspondence will be entered into.
  • There is to be only ONE vote per person – voters MAY NOT vote under false names/email addresses/accounts OR vote for other people/email addresses/accounts.
  • Nominees are allowed to run promotions, however we do ask that discounts, special offers, prizes etc are drawn randomly as a general thank you for support from ALL fans/customers/supporters rather than just those who have voted. The Women’s Business Collective accepts no responsibility for the running of these competitions or promotions in any way.
  • Nominees are encouraged to use social media, newsletters, their website, local PR etc to gain votes but NOT third party ‘click-farm’ sites or bought votes.

Judged categories

  • Finalists in the judged categories will be contacted by email with confirmation that they have qualified as finalists.
  • Judging is based on your entry submission. The panel decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  • The finalists list will also be published at thewomensbusinessschool.com

Accepting these terms and conditions is a condition of entry.