Over the past 31 years, the Inspiring Women Awards lunch has become known for giving a platform to the finalists to share their stories in their own words. Guests always comment that they don’t know how we find these remarkable women year on year, but […]

The Business Desk’s Women in Business June Lunch will feature 2019 Business Award winner, Dr Shikha Pitalia & Awards founder, Jacqueline Hughes-Lundy

Dr Shikha Pitalia is an award-winning entrepreneurial doctor who has brought improved healthcare for hundreds of thousands of […]

A former 19-year-old refugee makes her mark as a food entrepreneur

Entrepreneur Award Finalist – Delight (Dee) Mapasure

Life for Dee began in Uzumba, a small village in Zimbabwe where she would go to school barefoot, walking for long […]

“She is a very industrious lady who works very hard to improve other people’s lives and also brings social acceptance to those being neglected.”

Community Award Finalist – Sherita Mandongwe

A car crash left Sherita in a coma needing […]

Honoured as a past winner, and now supporting the Inspiring Women Awards, “recognising the achievements of incredible women in diverse spheres makes me very proud.”

Inspiring Women Awards sponsor – Dr Shikha Pitalia

As a female doctor of Indian […]

“We are known here for taking in very vulnerable women who are at a high risk of grooming if they are housed in mixed accommodation,”

Hannah, Ops Manager, Contact Hostel

“The simple fact is, I am interested in people, extremes of people. If I’m honest I have been drawn to the darker side of life since I can remember.”

Here come the Girls Award Finalist – Kerry Daynes

Kerry […]

The woman who turns camels, rickshaws, bicycles, motor-bikes, pick-up vans, and yaks into mobile libraries 

Women Making Waves Award Finalist – Basarat Kazim

Pakistan is one of the lowest-performing countries in the Southeast Asian region in terms of access to […]