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Xena Women in Tech Awards: The Social Impact Award 2023
What leaders are paving the way for women in tech?
It takes more than vision to pioneer scalable and sustainable impact. It takes compassionate and bold leadership to devote your time to solve what we believe is the biggest challenge – the gender gap in tech. No matter how you look at it, a more gender-diverse workplace is better for business.
Despite the lack of mentors and role models and undeniable biases that exist – there are some leaders out there who go above and beyond to increase the number of women and girls accessing tech. We believe everyone has a responsibility to empower others, be inclusive, and to become a leader of conscious inclusion. This is why we are proud to partner with our friends at FARFETCH who are revolutionising the industry for the future. FARFETCH have joined us on our conquest to discover the leaders who are doing what has never been done before.
So who is the Social Impact Award for?
Nominees should be:
1. A leader who identifies as she/her of they/them
2. Based in Europe
3. Gives back by investing their time into educating future talent in tech
4. Demonstrated passion, devotion and the need for more girls and women to access technology
5. Created or are part of a community, business or project that increases the participation of women or girls in tech
Who can nominate?
ANYONE. We encourage you to nominate yourself, your colleague, a friend, your manager or someone in tech who has inspired you to do more.
Why should you nominate someone?
Not only will you be crowned the Social Impact leader of the year, but you will also receive some epic prizes from our partners. Now we have your attention? Nominate a social impact leader here.
Why Farfetch sponsors this award
“As a female leader in technology, I always believed that I had a role to play in paving the way for other women to build their careers in technology and in building a more inclusive and diverse workplace. Sponsoring an award that recognizes women in this space is something that resonates with our values and with the support, recognition and encouragement we want to provide to women, and that will ultimately lead into contributing for more gender equality in the workplace. We have an inside out approach, so we start from within, listening to our women and trying to understand how we can be change makers but we feel we also have responsibilities outside our own company, and this award is a way to highlight and recognize, showcasing role models and that’s why we are beyond excited to support this Social Impact Award where we will celebrate leaders that are making the difference with their actions, encouraging more young women to build their careers in technology.”
Cláudia Santos
Director of Product at Farfetch Platform Solutions
Natalie Varma | Director of Product - Inspiration, Discovery & Engagement
“FARFETCH is a fast-paced environment full of passionate people, revolutionizing the luxury industry and championing a customer-first approach to how we do it. I’m lucky to be surrounded by a brilliant team: over 75% comprises of women who challenge and energize me daily. FARFETCH has an excellent culture for celebrating collective success and providing women with clear paths of growth, opportunity, and support. In Tech especially, we have to be intentional about supporting the progression of women. At FARFETCH, we are committed to several examples: our Mentoring for Girls program, where we support and advise girls that are about to join university in the STEM fields, is one of the examples we are most proud of.”
About our partner
FARFETCH Limited is the leading global platform for the luxury fashion industry. Our mission is to be the global platform for luxury fashion, connecting creators, curators and consumers. Founded in 2007 by José Neves for the love of fashion, and launched in 2008, FARFETCH began as an e-commerce marketplace for luxury boutiques around the world. Today the FARFETCH Marketplace connects customers in over 190 countries and territories with items from more than 50 countries and over 1,400 of the world’s best brands, boutiques and department stores, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a single platform.
FARFETCH’s additional businesses include Browns and Stadium Goods, which offer luxury products to consumers, and New Guards Group, a platform for the development of global fashion brands. FARFETCH offers its broad range of consumer-facing channels and enterprise level solutions to the luxury industry under its Luxury New Retail initiative. The Luxury New Retail initiative also encompasses FARFETCH Platform Solutions, which services enterprise clients with e-commerce and technology capabilities, and in-store innovations such as the FARFETCH Connected Retail suite of technology products.
