The 2023 Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards
With support from our headline sponsor
Nominations open July 26
The Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards celebrate and elevate emerging female talent.
This year’s program focuses on integrity, highlighting the work of emerging women leaders who stay true to their values and principles in the face of key challenges and change.
The Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards have been
produced by the team at the independent daily news
publication Women’s Agenda since 2012.
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Key Dates
Nominations close
30 August
Finalists announced
6 September
Awards event
13 october
Meet some of our previous winners

CATHY FOLEY
Australia's Chief Scientist | Agenda Setter 2019

PRIYANKA ASHRAF
Founder of The Creative Co-Operative |
Emerging Entrepreneur 2021

AMINATA CONTEH-BIGER
CEO of the Aminata Maternal Foundation | Agenda Setter 2021

ANTOINETTE LATTOUF
Journalist, Author & Co-founder | Non for Profit 2021

CANDICE YU-KUIN LAM
Technology Resource Management Partner at BHP | Tech 2019

DR KUDZAI KANHUTU
Infectious diseases physician | Science, Medicine & Health 2019

HAYLEY MCQUIRE
Co-founder of National Indigenous Youth Education Coalition | Changemaker 2019

JOANNA DODDS
President of Bushfire Survivors | Climate Action 2021