Top50 Professional & Career Women Global Awards 2025

The History

Women in Management Incorporated in Sri Lanka in year 2009 as the first private sector service providing professional women organization, opened its membership in 2010 with an objective of providing a networking platform for women to realize their dreams and mentor women who have less opportunities to be successful in their personal, career and business lives.
Top50 Awards was launched in year 2011, with 25 women and five awards
It has evolved into an annual event and more than 1980 women have been celebrated for various achievements over the past decade locally and globally.
The History of International Partners –International Finance Corporation (Member of the World Bank Since 2015) Australian Government (Since 2017)

Specifically, the award aims to:

Recognize women who excel in their careers, businesses and everyday life while inspiring others
Recognize and highlight men who have committed towards gender equality & diversity
Appreciate and encourage legislative, public and private executive authorities, civil society for their contribution towards gender equality, diversity, social responsibilities, climate and environment actions and good governance
Show appreciation to institutional and individual efforts, initiatives and projects that target mainstreaming diversity.

Nomination requirement

Anyone may submit a nomination (Self nominations or nominate another) for the Top50 Awards with the candidate’s permission. Nominations must clearly document why the candidate should be considered, above all others, for this distinguished award. All nominations must contain sufficient information highlighting the individual and corporate achievements of individuals. Each nomination submitted must adhere to the following outline and page counts.

Eligibility to be nominee

Nominations are open to all nationalities, public sectors, corporates, associations and non-government organizations.
Not an employee of WIM or a judge on the Awards Committee
If you are competing for the individual categories for career and business award, you must hold that position for no less than 36 months or you should be operating your business for at least 36 months. WIM does not have a financial interest in your business or organization
Past award winners of WIM Top50 Professional & Career Women Awards are eligible to apply (Not the Top50 Global Award winners of previous year 2024)

Timeline:

Nominations for the Award will open from 1st August 2025 to 5th September 2025 and Applicants will be required to highlight the impact they have made, their strategic approach, the how, what and overall impact and sustainability.

Applications will be reviewed by a global panel of judges, who will assess applicants against the award criteria

The winners will be announced by a written letter from Women in Management.

For more information, please visit www.womeninmanagementawards.org

IMPORTANT NOTICE

You can nominate yourself or another selecting 1 – 3 categories only. The Judges at their sole discretion also have the right to select you for a suitable category which you may not have selected considering your profile suitability.

Please note if you are selected as a winner you are requested to attend the Award Ceremony in Colombo by person to receive the Award. There is no fee for the Award however there will be a ticket fees for the ceremony, Dinner, Photographs and PR.

Application Top Tips

Don’t fall back on clichés and tired story lines
Don’t undersell yourself, your business and your hard work
Give us the truth, not just the formula
You (the entrepreneur) are the hero/heroine of your story; tell us about your ingenuity, your insight Qualities that potential Award winners share
The Judges look for qualities that reflect the values of the Awards
A compelling vision that shapes what you do
Overcoming adversity with determination and creative problem solving
Championing the skills of relationship building and negotiation in business
Mentoring others to succeed
Giving back to your community
Challenging the notion that there is only one way of doing things

About the Award

The Trophy is made of Dolomite crushed stones in Pollonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka and Pollonnaruwa is one of the royal ancient city of the kingdom of Sri Lanka. This Award is registered award and it has a trade mark.