Parity Award Nomination Criteria

Criteria

  • Open to both men and women
  • Working at managerial level in professional services organisations (accountancy, built environment, facilities management, financial services, insurance, legal services, management consultancy)
  • Working within any business area (including for example, marketing/HR/Diversity/IT)
  • Located in London's business hubs (Canary Wharf, the City and West End)

NOTE: This award is looking for a significant culture change and is not focusing solely on 'female-friendly' policies such as maternity leave, etc.

Candidates need to show evidence of:

  • How they identified and removed the barriers to parity for women
  • Impact of removal of barriers
  • Sustainability of removal of barriers
  • Transferability of initiative across the organisation or sector

The Award Timetable

  • Nominations open 1 October
  • Closing date for Nominations and Applications 25 October
  • Short-listing of Applicants 30 October
  • Judging Panel Interviews for short-listed Candidates mid-November
  • Announcement of winner 26 November at the Women in the City Annual Celebration Lunch.

Terms and Conditions

  • All entries will be treated as confidential documents, seen only by the judges of The Women in the City Parity Award 2010.
  • Entries cannot be returned.
  • Women in the City/Networking Culture Limited accept no responsibility for the loss or damage of material submitted.
  • Women unable to attend any of the scheduled Judging Panels may be disqualified from taking their application further.
  • The judges' decision is final.
  • The Winner's Profile will be published by Women in the City/Networking Culture Limited on its website and may be included in Cutting Edge magazines.
  • The Women in the City Parity Award winner will be announced on 26 November 2010.
  • The Parity Award Finalists and Winner agree to make themselves available, within reason, for promotional purposes organised by the organisers of the Women in the City, Networking Culture Limited and the Award sponsors and endorsers including issuing comments to the media.
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The Finalists

Fleur Bothwick - Ernst & Young LLP

Craig Jones - Barclays Wealth

Claudia Sanchez Buenaventura - AllianceBernstein