For the third time in 3 years, the remarkable impact of outstanding career women is set to take the centre stage as 9to5Chick announces a call for nominations for its 100 Top Career Women in Africa.
Launched in 2020, the 9to5Chick’s 100 Top Career Women in Africa is a distinctive recognition that brings to the spotlight the accomplishments and contributions of audacious women in the business and corporate sector.
Previously, this recognition was exclusively for women in Nigeria but has now expanded its focus to honor and celebrate women from all over Africa.
Founder of 9to5Chick, Glory Edozien (PhD), believes that “corporate African women do great work but rarely receive the recognition they deserve.”
Many who are so focused on hardwork have deliberately shunned the spotlight thereby denying the emerging generation of female visionaries the opportunity to learn from their expertise and get inspired by their work.
By recognising these women, we secure a thriving future for the next generation of audacious women.
This recognition also serves the IWD 2023 campaign theme #EmbraceEquity as 9to5chick seeks to celebrate women who challenge gender stereotypes, and have broken the glass ceilings in their respective fields, forging positive change, especially in fields that are male dominated.
Nominations are currently ongoing and are set to close on 20th February, 2023.
Click HERE to nominate your top career women.
Meet The Judges
For this selection, 9to5chick has set up an advisory panel consisting of 5 independent judges with passion and demonstrated history in identifying and selecting women deserving of this recognition. They will be reviewing the nomination list alongside the founder of 9to5chick, Glory Edozien. These judges are:
Funke Amobi
Funke is a globally recognised Human Resources professional and multiple award winner.
She has over 25 years of experience across Oil & Gas, Banking & Telecommunications sectors and currently serves as the Regional Head for People & Culture Nigeria & West Africa for Standard Bank Group with the responsibility for shaping the people and culture strategy across six countries.
Yemi Faseun
Yemi is a business leader with over 30 years of multi-sector, multi-function experience. He is currently the Chief Talent Officer at YT Talent Officer and was a two-term elected council member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM).
He has received a number of global recognitions such as Top 8 HR Thought Leader in Africa, Top 50 Personality on LinkedIn, 2022 Top 200 Global Thought Leader among others.
Osayi Alile
Osayi is the CEO of Aspire Coronation Trust Foundation and has over 25 years of experience across different sectors.
She is an experienced Council Member with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit organisation management industry. She has also been named one of the African Women of the Year in 2015.
Nkiru Olumide – Ojo
Nkiru is currently the Africa Regions Executive Head, Marketing Corporate Communications & CSI at Standard Bank Group.
She leads a diverse team across African countries to deliver business objectives through Brand Marketing, Corporate Communications, and Corporate Social Investment.
Over the course of her 20 years across career, she has gotten several recognitions such as Leading Woman in Marketing and Communications 2016, Marketing Personality of the year among others. She is also a published author of the ‘Pressure Cooker-Lessons from a woman at work’ and is a female enthusiast.
Tewa Onasanya
Tewa Onasanya is a British-Nigerian publisher, philanthropist, Author and Mindset
Stylist.
She is the Founder/CEO of Exquisite Magazine Services Ltd, the publishers of Exquisite Magazine and the organizers of EMAC Walk and ELOY Awards.
Tewa has been featured in numerous international and Nigerian media which include the CNN, BBC, New York Times, Wikipedia, Punch, Guardian, Thisday, Vanguard and more newspapers, Television and Radio stations. She has won several awards internationally and in Nigeria.
Nominees will be judged based on excellence in leadership and performance, personal accomplishments, commitment to sharing knowledge and have challenged gender stereotypes.
This list will be released on the 27th of March 2023 and will consist of 100 women in 20 categories:
● Healthcare
● Energy
● Media and communication
● Technology
● Financial services
● Environment and Agriculture
● Development
● Management and consulting
● Hospitality and event management
● Legal services
● Marketing, Advertising and PR
● Recruitment and HR
● Engineering
● Education.
● Public services and administration
● Telecommunication
● Aviation
● Oil and gas
● Beauty and Fashion
● Manufacturing and FMCG
Nominate a deserving woman today
by clicking HERE
(https://forms.gle/PQ5sjxwnPcbi2n4s5
9to5Chick is Africa’s leading career development platform for women, founded by Glory Edozien (PhD). Its mission is to help women in mid and senior-level careers build visibility and thought leadership, while also assisting organisations in identifying, training, and retaining top female
