THEUCI, faces, stories. Some known, others to discover. He is on the stage of the Lirico Theater of Milan, on November 18, who will be celebrated The winners of the We Award – Women Excellence 2025the prize dedicated to women who have not limited themselves to doing well, but who made the difference. Behind the title of recognition, however, there is much more than one ceremony.
We Award – Women Excellence
Yes, that’s just like that: until 13 October, in fact, There is an open call, aimed at those who have had courage, vision, impact. Because the We Award – Women Excellence does not look at age, nor in the sector, but to the strength of a path. You can propose your application directlyor report a woman who, according to her opinion, deserves to be told. A friend, a colleague, a stranger who, however, left his mark.
Six routes, a single direction: the impact
The stories that will arrive at the We Award will not be simple curricula, but traces of change and, each will be welcomed and enhanced. Six categories, six looks on Italy that evolves. The first, the entrepreneurial soulwhat in Business and management It builds strategies not only to grow, but to create value. The protagonists here are women who know how to guide emotional intelligence and concreteness, In worlds often still wary of the female leadership.
From enhancement to recognition: the project rekindles the spotlight on those who have already made the difference (Getty Images)
Social economic and conscious world
The second path is that of social economywhere we talk about community. Of women who regenerate neighborhoods, they unite people, make sense of the concept of social enterprise. Profit is not the only goal, but a tool to include and return. The third is the world Esg, welfare and CSR. Here you enter the mechanisms of conscious work: healthy environments, fairness, sustainability. Here, the stories tell of those who have chosen to do business thinking also of the well -being of people and the planet.
Training, innovation and …
The fourth look is for the Training and research, pillars on which every possible future rests. There are those who teach to look at the world with new eyes, and those in the workshops explore it in search of solutions. Women candidates in these areas often work behind the scenes, but they are the ones that make progress possible. The fifth path is innovation. Not just technology, but vision. And here are the stories of those who imagined something that was not there and built it. Finally, the sixth, it is for those who do not fall perfectly in these borders. For them, there will be special mentions, designed to welcome those stories that, like certain talents, escape the definitions.
We Award – Women Excellence: a growing prize
When it was born, the We Award seemed just a recognition. Today it has become as a cultural movement. From the first edition, in fact, the prize has made a long way: not only in terms of numbers, but above all of awareness. Applications have passed just over 200 in 2023 to 345 in 2024, sign that more and more women feel the need to tell their impact. But the evolution was not only quantitative. The categories have expanded, passing by four to six, to better embrace the complexity of the female world.
Break, transform, inspire
The award also changed tone. If at the beginning we were looking for measurable successes, today we look at the human impact: to the ability to transform contexts, inspire communities, break silences. The winners are not only excellence, but models of possibilities. And then there is the final event, “Women at the top”: every year, at the Lirico Theater in Milan, stories, faces, visions alternate. Not only prizes, but conversations, comparisons, ideas that remain even after the lights go out.
Behind each prize, a competent look
The We Award jury is not only authoritative, but also profoundly aware of the value of the stories it analyzes. To guide it there is Donatella Sciuto, rector of the Polytechnic of Milanauthoritative voice of academic innovation. Together with her, among others, there are: the fresh and dynamic gaze on the new challenges of the company of Maria Anghileri, president of young entrepreneurs from Confindustria. The solid experience in the internationalization of the Italian production system of Queen Corradini d’Arienzo, CEO of SIMEST. Giuseppe De Bellis, editorial director of Sky Tg24mind capable of recognizing the stories capable of leaving its mark. Many figures from the world of company, finance, media and innovation, accustomed to recognizing talent even when it does not make noise and to enhance it with a lucid look and respect.
Recognize today to change tomorrow
In a world that still often asks women to demonstrate something, The We Award – Women Excellence makes a different choice: celebrates those who have already done so and without asking for permission. The recognition, in fact, does not reward promises, but results. It is a concrete tool to give visibility to those who have already left a tangible mark in often complex and not very accessible areas. And, the goal, It is not just celebrating female excellence: It is to help normalize it, integrate it and count it In the places where decisions are really made. Applications for the We Award – Women Excellence are free and open. All information can be found on the site Ilsole24ore.com/wewardard2025.
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