Awards Process
Nominating
Using the online form please state in no more than 350 words why the nominee is deserving of an award. Please use the judging guidelines to help you set out your nomination.
Any testimonials you wish to supply must be included within the 350 word nomination.
The deadline for nominations is Friday, 12th December
Shortlisting process
The members of the judging panel will be asked to look at each entry and identify the women in each category who meet the judging criteria for their work in the chosen field within the past year (Since January 2008).
Judges will be asked to shortlist 3 entries for each category taking into account the judging guidelines provided, below. This shortlist will be published on this site and in the House Magazine on Monday, 19th January 2009.
Voting on the shortlist
The voting process will
then move into Parliament. The shortlist will be made available to
Parliamentarians who will be asked to vote on the shortlist, again basing their
judgement on the guidelines provided below.
Voting closes on Friday, 6th February
2009.
The winners will then be
announced at a special awards reception in
Judging Guidelines
The competition aims to identify the women in each category who have tangibly achieved success in their area of expertise or chosen field of work within the past year (since January 2008).
In all areas of the
judging process, the judging panel and the Parliamentarian voters will be asked
to pay particular attention to the following points:
(Wherever possible these need to be covered within your entry)
- The nominee’s particular achievement in her line of work
- A demonstrable measure of that achievement
- What the challenges have been and why it is they were difficult
- The nominee’s inspirational qualities; how she has inspired others around her
- How the nominee has demonstrated passion, drive and energy in her endeavours
