The Gender Mainstreaming Awards (GMA) are back in 2022 with the aim, once again, to reward organisations and individuals that are at the forefront and are advancing the business case for gender diversity in Africa. The awards are set to take place throughout Africa on 6 October 2022.

Over the nine years in which the awards have been in existence, they have proven to be the perfect platform for sharing stories, strategies and opening the conversation and platform for organisations to participate and share best practice in corporate gender mainstrteaming.

An initiative of Business Engage, this year’s 10^th GMA ceremony follows hot on the heels of a highly successful virtual ceremony held in 2021, which was watched by over 8000 attendees across the continent despite a raging pandemic.

“Even with the difficulties of holding awards ceremonies and rewarding excellence in gender mainstreaming, the Gender Mainstreaming Awards experience must never stop”, says Colleen Larsen, Chief Executive of Business Engage and President of the 30% Club East and Southern Africa.

Business Engage is calling for nominations from companies that have developed initiatives and are making strides to accelerate diversity with an emphasis on gender mainstreaming.  For company nominations there are various categories; these include Women on Boards Award, Equal Representation & Participation Award, Women Empowerment in the Workplace Award, Investing in Young Women Award and Mainstreaming Gender & Disability Award, to name a few.

There are also three individual categories, RMB Africa’s Fearless Thinker Award, the Inclusive Leader Award and the Positive Role Model Award.

“We have selected some of the most prominent business leaders who are an excellent representation of what the awards stand for to be judges in the different regions”, comments Larsen.

Accenture. the sponsors for the 2022 awards, are themselves making major contributions in their respective industries towards gender mainstreaming.

Ntombi Mangwani, Africa director for integrated marketing and communications, and Women’s Forum lead at Accenture says, “At Accenture we are proud to be part of an organization that has for many years been a leader and champion of inclusion, diversity and gender equality in every form. As we have this as a business imperative, we would like to help other organisations to get to where we are, and also celebrate the leaders who have taken the important step of doing the right thing.”

There is no cost to submitting an application and all applications can be done on the Gender Mainstreaming Awards website.

Entries close on 28 June 2022 and the awards ceremony will take place virtually on 06 October 2022. To submit your nomination and to be part of the virtual awards ceremony go to www.GenderAwards.com.

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