This year marks a major milestone as we celebrate 10 years of the TechWomen100 Awards, a decade dedicated to recognising exceptional women in technology and championing the future leaders shaping our industry.

Over the last ten years, TechWomen100 has become more than an awards programme. It has become a growing community and platform for visibility, recognising hundreds of inspiring women and helping shine a spotlight on emerging talent across the technology sector. For a decade, we have celebrated the innovators, engineers, developers, analysts, creatives and changemakers who are driving progress and redefining what leadership in technology looks like.

As we enter our tenth year, we continue our mission to recognise and elevate the next generation of women in tech. TechWomen100 provides a platform for visibility, recognition and impact, helping emerging talent gain the acknowledgement they deserve while inspiring the next generation of women entering the industry.

Focused exclusively on women working below Director level, TechWomen100 highlights the strength of the future talent pipeline, recognising those already making an impact and creating meaningful change within their organisations, industries and communities.

TechWomen100 has always been about more than individual recognition. Alongside celebrating rising female talent, we also recognise the champions, allies, organisations and networks helping to challenge the status quo, create opportunities and build a more inclusive future for the industry.

Nominations are officially open, and it is free to enter.

If you know someone making a real impact, please nominate them via the links below. If you recognise yourself as a nominee, please self-nominate, no one knows your story better than you!

We look forward to welcoming nominations across the following categories:

• Individuals – A female individual who works within the tech industry, whose current position is below director level. The individual demonstrates a high level of competence within their role. The individual demonstrates a clear passion for technology, this may be through extra curricular activities. Individual who pays it forward and helps others, e.g. schools, networks and internal activities. The individual is taking charge of their own career. This award is open to all women, regardless of age, but nominees must be working in the UK.
• Champion – A senior individual of any gender, within the technology industry, who is championing women. The individual must also be able to demonstrate that they have actively supported the female pipeline either through their current work role or external activities. Nominees must be Director level, or equivalent, or above and work in the UK.
• Networks – A network, either internal or external, who supports the careers of women working in tech through access to resources and learning based events.
• Company – An organisation who has successfully designed and implemented initiatives and programmes to develop their female talent pipeline.
• Men for Gender Balance – A senior man within the UK tech industry who is championing women and gender balance either inside or outside their organisation. Nominees must be at least Director level, or equivalent, or above, must demonstrate that they have actively supported the female tech pipeline either through their current work role or external activities and must be working in the UK.

If you are wondering where to start with your nomination, or need more information on the awards, read more from Dr Vanessa Vallely OBE here.

Awards Timeline

Nominations open: 27 May 2026

Nominations close: 08 July 2026

Additional information deadline: 15 July 2026

Winners announced: 02 September 2026

Winners’ celebration event: 16 October 2026

START YOUR NOMINATION AND VIEW THE FULL AWARDS HERE

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