The program will recognise women in the following categories
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Awarded to the defence community’s most outstanding female individual working within the communications/marketing/stakeholder engagement field.
ENGINEERING
Awarded to the defence community’s most outstanding female individual working within the engineering field. This category is open to all disciplines within the engineering community or involved in research and development in this field.
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
Awarded to the defence community’s most outstanding female working within a senior management level and to any individual involved in engineering research and development
ICT & CYBER
Awarded to the defence community’s most outstanding female working with in the information, communications, technology, computing and cyber sectors.
INDIGENOUS
Awarded to the defence community’s most outstanding indigenous individual female working in any field.
LEGAL / CONTRACTING
Awarded to the defence community’s most outstanding female individual working within the legal/contracting field. Applicants do not have to be lawyers per se.
OPERATIONS
Awarded to the Defence Community’s most outstanding female individual to recognise efforts of women in deployed/remote areas with a focus on logistics, services and support roles.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Awarded to the defence community’s most outstanding female individual working within project management.
RISING STAR (30 YEARS AND UNDER)
Awarded to the defence community’s most outstanding female individual aged under 30 years (at 31 December 2024).
TECHNICAL TRADE
Awarded to the defence community’s most outstanding female individual working within operations, production or trade fields.
HALL OF FAME
This is not a category that can be entered. Judges will select a recipient who will be recognised at the awards dinner.
