Women rising above the noise hailed at annual Standard Bank Top Women Awards 2022
The awards come after a two-day virtual conference that was filled with insights, panel discussions and fireside chats, as well as the EmpowHer masterclass of women who were also among the list of women nominated for the awards. Having received thousands of entries, the judges were tasked with a challenging job. Split into two, the Organisation Awards celebrate and recognise the achievements of organisations striving to make the workplace supportive of women, while the Individual Awards recognise the achievements of individuals for the past 18 months of individual female entrepreneurs, executives, employees, as well as men driving gender empowerment.
Topco Media CEO Ralf Fletcher noted: “I am honoured to lead an organisation that prioritises female empowerment and celebrates those working toward the fifth UN Sustainable Development Goal, which is achieving gender equality by 2030. However, it goes without saying that this programme wouldn’t have been an achievement without the support of our partner, Standard Bank and sponsors who are also playing their part in uplifting African women.”
The esteemed list of category winners included:
Top Women Entrepreneur of the year 2022 | Sponsored by Standard Bank
Top Women Young Achiever 2022 | Sponsored by Standard Bank
Top Women EmpowHER Entrepreneur 2022 | Sponsored by Standard Bank
Top Women Business Leader of the Year 2022 | Sponsored by Standard Bank
Standard Bank Employee Top Women Award 2022
Top Women in Public Sector Lifetime Achiever 2022 | Sponsored by Standard Bank
Top Women in Business Lifetime Achiever 2022 | Sponsored by Standard Bank
Top Women Leader in STEM 2022
Top Women Leader in Property 2022
Top Women Leader in Professional and Support Services 2022
Top Male Leader Driving Gender Empowerment 2022 | Sponsored by MSC Cruises
Top Women Business in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 2022 | Sponsored by Kia South Africa
Top Women Owned Business SMME 2022 | Sponsored by Uber
Top Women Business of the Year 2022
Top Women Business in Skills Development 2022 | Sponsored by Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Top Women Business in Resources, Construction and Infrastructure Development 2022 | Sponsored by Harmony Gold
Top Women Business in Corporate Citizenship 2022 | Sponsored by Organon
Top Women Business in Health and Pharmaceuticals 2022
Top Women Business in Youth Development 2022
Top Women Business in Biodiversity, Conservation and Environmental Management 2022 | Sponsored by SANBI
Top Women Business in Retail and E-commerce 2022
Top Women In Sport 2022 | Sponsored by Mpumalanga Department of Sport and Recreation (for team)
Top Women Leader In Sport 2022 | Sponsored by Mpumalanga Department of Sport and Recreation (individual)
Top Women Media Personality 2022
Top Women Leader in Public Sector 2022
Top Women Business in Public Service 2022
Top Women Leader in Transformation 2022 | Sponsored by FSTC
Top Women Business Icons 2022 – An Honorary Legends of Empowerment and Transformation Award
Winners:
- Webber Wentzel
- Deloitte
- Fasset
- University of Mpumalanga
- Johnson & Johnson
- Accenture
- Procter & Gamble
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