Women Excellence & Leadership Awards

08/03/2022

04/06/2021

She was the founder, and served as the first chair of the board of directors, of the Betty Ford Center for substance abuse and addiction. She was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal (co-presentation with her husband on October 21, 1998) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (presented in 1991 by George H. W. Bush)

23/05/2021

As the first lady, Obama served as a role model for women and worked as an advocate for poverty awareness, education, nutrition, physical activity, and healthy eating. She supported American designers and was considered a fashion icon.

18/05/2021

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis became a household name in the 20th century. As First Lady of the United States, she was constantly in the public eye and became known for her superior taste and impeccable style that is still admired today.
Looking beyond the surface, Jackie was a driven woman in her own right, making a career for herself before and following her marriages, and even helped shape American politics after President John F. Kennedy's death.

11/02/2021

Nicknamed the 'Durga of Indian Football', Oinam Bembem Devi is India’s first woman footballer to win the highly prestigious award, the Padma Shri. Devi is also the second Indian woman footballer to win the Arjuna Award!

Currently involved in spreading awareness about women’s football in the country, Devi's success story is one of hard work and determination, striving against all odds, staying focused on the goal.

08/02/2021

WEA celebrated the shining star of today:
Bhavya Lal, the Indian-American scientist who oversaw NASA’s transition under President Joe Biden’s administration, has been appointed as the Acting Chief of Staff of the U.S. space agency.

According to NASA, Ms Lal brings “extensive experience” in engineering and space technology, serving as a member of the research staff at the Institute for Defence Analyses Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) from 2005 to 2020.

She is an active member of the space technology and policy community, having chaired, co-chaired, or served on five high-impact National Academy of Science committees.
She is a member of both nuclear engineering and public policy honour societies.

03/02/2021

02/02/2021

Soaring height of success.
Captain Zoya Aggarwal turned a new leaf in Indian aviation history.
The longest flight over the North Pole is another feather in Captain Zoya's cap as she was also the youngest woman pilot to fly a Boeing-777 in 2013. She became the first woman commander of Air India to command flight over the North Pole with an all-women cockpit crew.

The other female pilots in the flight were Capt Papagari Thanmai, Capt Akansha Sonaware and Capt Shivani Manhas.
“I felt on top of the North Pole” said an elated Capt Zoya.
WEA salutes and celebrates such talents and go-getters.

01/02/2021

Modern world Modern requirements. Girl will have fun when they get their basic fundamental rights.

01/02/2021

Dr Sonal Verma is not your run-of-the-mill medical professional. She also wears many other hats, including one of a successful woman entrepreneur who is enabling and empowering other women to be financially independent with GlowRoad.

For her, the move from the world of medicine to entrepreneurship started early on in 2008 with her first venture, HealthcareMagic - a consumer-centric health company that enables people to get real-time medical advice from doctors.

29/01/2021

WEA feels nothing but pride in calling Poorna Malavth a young girl from a remote village in Telangana, the daughter of India.
Poonam became the youngest girl in the world to scale Mt Everest. Her inspiring journey prompted Rahul Bose to make a film on her. Now 19, Malavath is studying in the US and has conquered the highest peaks in six of the seven continents.

28/01/2021

Deep in the heart of Marathwada region of Maharashtra, in the Tuljapur Taluka, are a group of women commanding the winds of change against patriarchy and domestic abuse. Among them is Laxmi Waghmare, who is leading 17,000 women to a life of dignity and independence by fighting for their rights, educating them about financial saving and speaking up against child marriage.