Applications now open for Women of the Year Awards 2020

The search is on for the most inspirational women across the UK, as applications open for one of the UK’s longest running annual awards. Now in its 38th year, the Women of the Year Luncheon & Awards celebrates the achievements of exceptional women, highlighting individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to their business, chosen […]
The 2019 Women of the Year Luncheon & Awards reveals this year’s winners

The prestigious Women of the Year Luncheon and Awards, is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s highly esteemed Business Woman of the Year, Freeths Woman with Edge and Woman of Achievement accolades. The glittering occasion, which took place on Friday, 25th October 2019 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, was an extraordinary celebration of […]
Culinary Mastery in the WOTY kitchen

The prestigious Women of the Year Luncheon and Awards 2019, is delighted to be teaming up with the exceptionally talented trio of 2019 MasterChef finalists, Irini Tzortzoglou, Delia-Maria Asser and Jilly McCord, to produce a bespoke, three course menu of culinary delights for 550 guests. Irini Tzortzoglou, winner of MasterChef 2019 says, “This year’s MasterChef touched […]
FREETHinking legal firm sponsors Woman with Edge Award

We are proud to announce that Freeths LLP, leading national law firm and long-standing sponsor of the Women of the Year Luncheon and Awards, will be sponsoring this year’s Woman with Edge Award. Each year, the Women of the Year Luncheon and Awards will appoint the Woman with Edge Award to a business woman who […]
Meet your Business Woman of the Year 2019 Finalists

We are honoured to present your 2019 Business Woman of the Year Finalists! 2019 has been a record-breaking year for the Women of the Year Luncheon and Awards, with the greatest number of nominations ever received in this category. Over 500 women were nominated, making the judges job of narrowing the field down to just […]
#ThisIsMe – be yourself, be authentic, be real

The Women of the Year Luncheon and Awards aims to celebrate and highlight positive female role models who provide inspiration to women across all areas of society and the business community, and this year we are starting the #ThisIsMe conversation. We want to nullify stereotypes, challenge unrealistic body image expectations and fly in the face […]
WOTY 2019 Breaking Boundaries

2019 has seen a record number of nominations for our prestigious Business Woman of the Year award. More than 500 nominations were received with candidates representing a range of industries and locations in the UK. Over the years, the Women of the Year Luncheon and Awards has grown from being a regional ladies luncheon to […]
Actress and women’s champion announced as keynote speaker

We are excited to announce that British television actress, Sally Lindsay will be delivering the keynote address at this year’s Women of the Year Luncheon and Awards on 25th October. Sally is currently filming the lead role of ‘June’ in COLD CALL, a new C5 drama thriller. Sally has appeared in numerous television shows including […]
#ThisIsMe – be yourself, be authentic, be real…

Much has been made over the years about how mainstream media presents unrealistic beauty standards in the form of photoshopped celebrities or stick-thin fashion models. Now that influencers fill up our feeds on social media, we are being overwhelmed by a constant barrage of perfectly filtered images and picture-perfect lives. The negative impacts of social […]
Nominations Now Open for the Women of the Year Awards 2019

The Women of the Year Luncheon and Awards 2019 was officially launched at a high-profile event honouring the UK’s most inspirational female role models. The Women of the Year Luncheon and Awards shines a light on the achievements of women in business and recognises excellence among those who strive to make a positive difference. Guests […]