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Women in Leadership - Winner Karen Elaine Bramwell! As the first female leader of an academy sponsor in Bolton, Karen passionately believes in strong business sense to achieve goals, which will benefit the next generation. Forward As One is described as a greenhouse organisation, nurturing childrens talents, the staff and the parents of the children. In 2014, Karen was named the Lilac Sky UK ‘Headteacher of the Year’, and was recently appointed as a Pathways to Success advisor for Knowsley - elected by colleagues –where she represents the region as a member of the BFE Head teacher Board for Lancashire…

Women in Technology - Winner Noha Amin! Featured as one of Manchester Evening News’ Top 30 Women in Tech, Noha is passionate about helping others overcome their barriers and help achieve their dreams. She volunteers with DigitalHer to attended several events at high schools for girls, talking about engineering and the STEM field, answering questions and inspiring them to pursue careers in the STEM field. She gives powerful speeches on overcoming adversity and shattering the glass ceiling, urging young girls to become outstanding members of society. Noha has also been involved in giveaways, generously gifting young girls tools to help…

Lifetime Achievement Award – Winner Gill Smallwood! Being a single parent gave Gill the motivation to go back to University, studying to be a Lecturer in further education. Successfully earning her qualification, Gill began teaching and was recognised as one of the first lecturers to be accredited with QTLS status. Continuing on her path of education, Gill earned several other degrees and qualifications in counselling, clinical supervising, and many others too numerous to delve into! Gill worked as a Volunteer Counsellor at Fortalice and quickly became interested in the line of work. She became a Board Member after a terribly…

HeForShe Award – Winner Chris Dawes!!! Chris Dawes is the founder of www.scruffymonkey.co.uk, alongside his wife Lindsay. The two run a web design company together, priding themselves on giving inspiration women an online platform from which they can expand their business and achieve their goals. Chris has assisted many women in pursuing their business ideas, including previous Inspire Women Award winners and nominees! Through the use of his company & web design skills, Chris has donated over £12,000 to a number of charities over the past five years. These contributions can range from free websites to sponsoring minority groups, e.g.…

HER-Abilities – Winner Mona Patel!!! An Equality & Diversity Specialist, Mona has been working at Manchester Metropolitan University for over nineteen years, committed to creating a positive environment for all. In 2017, Mona helped MMU become the first university to attain the Gold Disability Standard award – one of just six organisations to achieve this award. Her dedication to inclusivity has helped create the E&D Champions network, consisting of over 30 staff members acting as agents of change in Equality and Diversity. Mona has also set up an MMU Women’s Network – offering a platform for women to talk about…

Girl Up Award – Winner Linda Mulvey!!! Linda has been an integral part of the #iwa2019 team, overseeing the social media side of the events & a little bit extra too! The Girl Up Campaign has evolved over the years. It started as a digital campaign but now grown into actual awards. “The overall concept as girls and women, is that none of us find the success that we have in any aspect of our life without other girls and women championing us along the way.” Thank you for all your hard work, Linda! #GirlUpAward #Winner  

  North West Woman of the Year – Winner Dr. Trish Houghton!!! Enrolling as a Nurse in 1988, Mother of two Dr. Trish quickly climbed the ladder and became a qualified nurse in just two years, and later on a registered nurse in 1996! She also balanced her full time job with studying, and earned a BA Heath Studies degree. Throughout her medical career, Dr. Trish has nurtured and supported junior staff & students in their studies, eventually moving into the Education sector. Employed by the University of Bolton in 2005, Dr. Trish began as a Senior Lecturer, where she…

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