Rising Star Award Nominations

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What Category would you like to nominate this person for?(Required)

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Biography(Required)

Please provide a short biography outlining your career to date (maximum 300 words). If you are successful, this biography will be published on the Rising Star Awards website.

Select the category you are entering for(Required)

Award Questions

The following questions are reviewed by the judging panel and will not be published.

Please provide specific examples of any significant achievements/contributions you have made in your day job (e.g. projects you have delivered, ideas that have delivered impact in your organisation or externally etc.)(Required)

If applicable, please detail how you are helping others (e.g. mentoring/charity work/internal and external networks/school activities)(Required)

Have you ever won any other awards?(Required)

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If yes, please detail your previous awards(Required)

Please tell us why you believe you are a future leader and should be named as a Rising Star?(Required)

If you were named as a Rising Star, how would you leverage this award?(Required)

Do you belong to any industry professional bodies or networks, please provide details(Required)

Yes

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Champions – Additional Questions

The following questions are reviewed by the judging panel and will not be published.

Please tell us why you are passionate about supporting women in the workplace(Required)

Please tell us about any gender initiatives you have been involved in and their impact(Required)

Company of the Year – Award Questions

The following questions are reviewed by the judging panel and will not be published.

Please provide any initiatives that are currently in place within your organisation that support/develop your female pipeline. Please tell us in no more than 500 words and include the impact that these initiatives have had on your female pipeline (e.g. promotions, retention, attraction, successful mentoring partnerships etc.). We are interested in hearing about initiatives from an apprentice/graduate level through to middle management initiatives.(Required)

What is the percentage of women on your company’s executive board(Required)

How many of these women are non-executive board?(Required)

Do you have an internal women’s network or similar employee relation group? If yes, please provide basic details such as activities, reach, structure, etc.(Required)

Do you have specific development programmes for your women? If yes, please provide details, such as frequency and what level they are aimed?(Required)

Has your company signed up to any gender initiatives (e.g. HeForShe, The Finance Charter, The 30% Club)? If so, please detail(Required)

Is your maternity policy standard or above standard? If above standard, please detail(Required)

Does your company offer flexible working/job shares? If so, please detail(Required)

Is shared parental leave actively encouraged within your organisation? If so, how?(Required)

Has your company won any awards for your gender-based initiatives? If yes, please detail(Required)

Do you have a female returners programme or do you plan to at some stage? If yes, please detail(Required)

Finally, why do you believe your company deserves to win the Rising Star Company of the Year Award for 2026?(Required)

Men for Gender Balance – Additional Questions

The following questions are reviewed by the judging panel and will not be published.

Please tell us why you are passionate about supporting women in the workplace(Required)

Please tell us about any gender initiatives you have been involved in and their impact(Required)

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