Gender Leader Award

The “Gender Leader” award celebrates a company operating in Africa that has distinguished itself through its efforts to increase the number of women within its executive bodies (board of directors, top management, etc.), has a strategy to promote women leadership and has social initiatives that foster the inclusion of women more generally.

Gagnant 2024 : Novartis

Gagnant 2025 : Schneider Electric

Eligible candidates

Any company or group of companies operating mainly in Africa, with a minimum revenue of 50 million euros and at least 300 employees.

Submission is either by application, nomination by a third party (company or individual) or identification by the Africa CEO Forum editorial team.

Criteria for African companies

Woman CEO.
Women representation on the board of directors of the company and its subsidiaries in Africa.
Number of women appointed to the board(s) of directors of the company and its subsidiaries over the past year.
Percentage of women appointed to the executive committee over the past year (in Africa in the case of a multinational).
Number of women appointed to the executive committee over the past year.
Number and percentage of women appointed to senior management positions over the past year.
Company’s strategy for promoting women’s leadership at various levels (mentoring and sponsorship programs, young talent program, etc.), level of achievement versus what remains to be done.

Criteria for international companies

Women representation on the African subsidiaries’ board of directors.
Number of women appointed to the board(s) of directors in Africa.
Percentage of women on the executive committee in Africa.
Company’s strategy for promoting women’s leadership at various levels (mentoring and sponsorship programs, young talent program, etc.), level of achievement versus what remains to be done.

Please fill in the form below. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Candidate details

Company name*

Creation date*

Country (HQ)*

Total revenues (or range)*

Name of the person submitting the application*

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Phone number*

Job Title*

Application for African companies

Woman CEO*

Women representation on the board of directors of the company and its subsidiaries in Africa*

Number of women appointed to the board(s) of directors of the company and its subsidiaries over the past year*

Percentage of women appointed to the executive committee over the past year (in Africa in the case of a multinational).*

Number and percentage of women appointed to senior management positions over the past year*

Number of women appointed to the executive committee over the past year.*

COMPANY’S STRATEGY FOR PROMOTING WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AT VARIOUS LEVELS (MENTORING AND SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMS, YOUNG TALENT PROGRAM, ETC.), LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT VERSUS WHAT REMAINS TO BE DONE*

Application international companies

Women representation on the African subsidiaries’ board of directors*

Number of women appointed to the board(s) of directors in Africa*

Percentage of women on the executive committee in Africa*

Company's strategy for promoting women's leadership at various levels (mentoring and sponsorship programs, young talent program, etc.): level of achievement versus what remains to be done*

Signature of the declaring person, certifying the authenticity of the declarations*

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