The Women In Leadership Awards Luncheon is held annually in the spring. It was the first award program in Palm Beach County to recognize the leadership accomplishments of women in our community. At the luncheon, EWPB presents its Annual Women In Leadership Awards to exemplary women who have demonstrated extraordinary achievements and leadership in the private, public and volunteer sectors. The Luncheon is one of the county’s most successful community events, attracting approximately 600 attendees annually.
While the Luncheon recognizes the achievements and celebrates the contributions of exceptional executive women, proceeds of the Luncheon provide critically needed scholarship assistance. The Women in Leadership Awards program has raised significant dollars to help promising young women in our community pursue their dream of a college education.
Past Women in Leadership Awards Luncheon keynote speakers have included such outstanding nationally recognized women as Ann Richards, Elizabeth Dole, Mary Matalin, Andrea Mitchell, Mary Alice Williams, Jane Bryant Quinn, Betty Rollins, Erica Jong, Sherry Lansing, Linda Ellerbee, Gloria Steinem, Ellen Goodman, Sarah Weddington, Dr. Jeane Kirkpatrick, Dr. Jeri Nielsen, Mavis Leno, Tipper Gore, Betty Nguyen, Alison Levine, Jeannette Walls and last year's speaker Barbara Corcoran.
General Award Criteria:
A candidate for a Women In Leadership Award must:
Award Categories:
Volunteer Sector: recognizes a woman who has a history of continuing and outstanding commitment to her community through unpaid leadership positions. Private Sector: recognizes a woman who is self-employed or is employed by a for-profit business or organization and has excelled in her job or profession. Public Sector: recognizes a woman who is employed by a not-for-profit business or organization or by a municipal, county, state or federal government and has excelled in her job or profession. Proceeds of this event benefit Executive Women Outreach, Inc., our 501(c)(3) charitable arm.
Volunteer Sector: recognizes a woman who has a history of continuing and outstanding commitment to her community through unpaid leadership positions.
Private Sector: recognizes a woman who is self-employed or is employed by a for-profit business or organization and has excelled in her job or profession.
Public Sector: recognizes a woman who is employed by a not-for-profit business or organization or by a municipal, county, state or federal government and has excelled in her job or profession.
Proceeds of this event benefit Executive Women Outreach, Inc., our 501(c)(3) charitable arm.