Visibility for female board members and their value contribution.

The Vision

Goals of the Award

Making the achievements of women at board level more visible
Broadening the pool of female candidates for board chairmanship
Broadening the competencies integrated into the board of directors
Promoting diversity at board level
Strengthening women in business

In 2019, Women's Board Award was launched in Switzerland to recognise female excellence and performance at the highest level of management. Gunnar Eckbo originally launched the award in Scandinavia, where it was first presented in Norway (2010) - followed by Sweden (2012), Denmark (2014) and Finland (2016).