Adrian Adair is chief operating officer at the Morson Group – sponsors of our Innovation category and Future’s List. He speaks to us about role models and why they are vital to encourage women to realise their potential. Operating in traditionally male-dominated sectors, the Morson Group has long been a vocal contributor to the gender...Read More

NORTHERN POWER WOMEN announce the 2019 Power and Future Lists Nominees come from more sectors Creative industries leading a charge with more nominees Engineers, restaurateurs, pharmacists, entrepreneurs and disruptors recognised All Northern Powerhouse regions represented The Northern Power Women today have released the names of 100 women who have contributed to making a difference in...Read More

After hours of deliberating our outstanding 900 nominations, we are proud to announce our Northern Power Women’s Award Shortlist for 2019. Sixty judges including Clare Burles, Beccy Barr, Jacqueline de Rojas CBE, Mike Blackburn OBE, Chris Maguire and Helen Pidd, reviewed the nominations via category panels and for some categories video questions too! “I really enjoyed being...Read More

Join us for the fourth Northern Power Women Awards at our new venue Manchester Central Convention Complex. Nominations open on 4 September, 2018 for the Northern Power Women Awards.  Read More

This year we aimed to be bigger, brighter and bolder than ever so we were thrilled to receive 959 nominations which proved an challenging and inspiring task for our 38 judges. In our third year it was great to see growth, but what was also brilliant to see was an increase of 28% in North...Read More

After hours of deliberating our outstanding 950 nominations, we are proud to announce our Northern Power Women’s Award Shortlist for 2018. Congratulations to all the fantastic nominees and good luck to our shortlist at the awards! The awards will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester on 6th March. Agent of Change Charlotte Percy Associate Family...Read More

We’re proud to announce that the Northern Power Women Awards are back for 2018 – bigger and better than ever, with a new award up for grabs called “Innovation”, to be awarded to an individual, group or organisation that share the goal of accelerating gender equality by pursuing game-changing ideas. Join us for our third...Read More

The Northern Power Women Awards not only found a ream of inspirational individuals but also whole teams. ​ Northern Rail were right on track to win best large business at the awards and one member of the workforce, Nicola Hosty, who left school when she was 16, talks here about her dedication to achieving her...Read More

NPW transformational leader award winner Donna Hall CBE, who is the chief executive of Wigan Council – one of the largest in the country – is ready for her next steps to supporting other women to reach their career goals. The 52-year-old from Breightmet in Bolton, who attended the NPW awards with her daughter, says...Read More

On the 3rd of March this year I put on my sparkly sequinned dress and headed over from Liverpool to Manchester for the Northern Power Women Awards Dinner. Awards dinners are always a bit of a funny entity to me. I never quite believe I should be there and I never quite believe that people...Read More