About the WIBLI Awards

Thank you for your interest in nominating a company or individual for the 2020 Women in Business & Leadership Initiative (WIBLI) Awards, a program of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.

THE AWARDS
The WIBLI Awards will honor women & companies that have displayed leadership in increasing gender equity in the workplace and/or worked to advance and improve gender equity in our communities.
  • Business of the Year: Awarded to a business that has significantly contributed to gender equity in the workplace
  • Leader of the Year: Awarded to a woman who demonstrates exemplary leadership traits and has made significant contributions to gender equity in our region
  • Rising Star: Awarded to a woman, with 10 years or less of work experience, who has exemplary leadership traits at an early point in her career and has worked to advance gender equity in our region
Within their gender equity work, focus areas of nominees may include:
  • Women on Boards
  • Women in Management
  • Women in STEM
  • Family Friendly Business Practices
  • Wage Equity
  • Commitment to racial diversity in gender equity issues
  • Mentorship & career development
  • Representation of women in media
  • Advocacy & community development
  • Supporting educational opportunities for girls & young women
  • Entrepreneurship
Nominees must be located in the Puget Sound  region. Self-Nominations are welcome. Four finalists will be selected in each category and one winner in each category will be announced at the WIBLI Awards Ceremony.

AWARDS TIMELINE
Nominations will be open until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 30th.

The WIBLI Awards will take place sometime in late spring/early summer 2020. We will notify all nominees and finalists of their status before the announcement is made public. Award winners & finalists in each category will be recognized at the WIBLI Awards. Along with their award and recognition at the ceremony, winners will be featured in Seattle Metro Chamber communications and recognized at future WIBLI events.

TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION
On the following pages, you will be asked to submit contact information for your nominee and yourself, along with answers to 4
questions. We estimate it should take 10-20 minutes to complete the nomination form. If you prefer to prepare your answers prior to beginning your nomination submission, here are the questions we will ask about your nominee.
  1. How do you know of the nominee and their accomplishments?
  2. How has this nominee demonstrated leadership regarding gender equity issues in the workplace and/or their community? (200-500 word response recommended)
  3. If known, please list awards or honors previously won by nominee.
  4. What else would be helpful for the Award Committee to know about the nominee?
When you are ready to submit your nomination, please hit NEXT. You are welcome to submit multiple nominations, but please fill out a new form for each individual nomination.

***Multiple nominations for one individual are not necessary. Finalist are not chosen due to the volume of nominations received. Focus on writing a compelling story of why your nominee deserves to be a finalist and win a WIBLI Award.***

For more about the Awards or to purchase seats, please visit our event website, or contact Terrence Woodson at terrencew@seattlechamber.com
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