A Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking javaslattételi pályázati felhívása szervezetek, vállalkozások és magánszemélyek számára, nemzetközi díj elnyerésére, a vasúti iparban dolgozó kiemelkedő nők elismerésére. A díjakat az alábbi három kategóriában ítélik oda: női szerepvállalásért járó díj; vezetői és mentori díj; valamint kutatás és fejlesztés a vasútiparban díj.
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Eligibility
The WiR Award is directed and open to any team, company, organisation, or individual from the railway sector having distinguished themselves in one of the categories listed below.
- Nominations should be based on projects, initiatives, or measures with concrete outcomes.
- Nominations can come from candidates themselves or any interested organisations.
Details
A side event of the Women in Mobility Luncheon, the 2024 edition of the Women in Rail (WiR) Award is dedicated to recognising and showcasing as role models, teams and organisations who are making an outstanding contribution to bringing the railway industry forward and facilitating the access of other women to opportunities in the railway industry.
Award categories (1 choice only)
- Women Empowerment Award:
- This award recognises a European company/organisation from the railway sector that has gone the extra-mile in making gender-mainstreaming a top priority and fully integrated in its dayto-day decisions and DNA.
- The nominee committed to a gender-equal policy that led to concrete improvements e.g. in safety, the work environment, work-life balance, education, career opportunities, care facilities etc, and took concrete measures in this respect.
- The nominee dedicated specific resources (human and financial) to the above measures.
- The nominee made efforts to reach out into and beyond the rail sector to promote women in rail, for example by designing info campaigns in schools and universities, hence played a substantial role in improving the image of the rail sector as an attractive place to work.
- Applications can be submitted by companies/organisations.
- Leadership and mentoring award:
- This award recognises a woman in the railway sector who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and mentoring through concrete actions for promoting women in the sector, thus making a positive impact on the company or organisation.
- The nominee has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to promoting inclusion and diversity for example by making efforts to recruit locally, by taking specific action in order to attract a diverse workforce, e.g., by reaching out to vulnerable groups of persons in schools, universities, participating in relevant events, fairs, etc.
- The nominee has implemented concrete actions in the workplace for more and better inclusion through mentoring and training and to make the work environment more attractive for all staff.
- Applications can be submitted by companies/organisations (nominating an individual) or by individuals.
- R&I in Railway Award:
- This award recognizes a female engineer or a woman working on technical aspects, from academia and/or from the railway industry with outstanding results of concrete research activities that positively impacted the European railway industry.
- The nominee has inspired and acted as a role-model to others in their company or organisation, or to women who wish to go for a research and innovation career in the rail sector.
- Applications can be submitted by companies/organisations (nominating an individual) or by individuals.
Selection criteria
- Relevance
- Innovative approach
- Inclusion and equity (for Women Empowerment Award and Leadership and Mentoring Award)
- Impact
- Replicability, scalability and sustainability
How to Apply
Fill in the online application.
Deadline: 31 May 2024 at 24:00 CET
Source / Call for Applications
Európai uniós pályázat a vasúti iparban dolgozó kiemelkedő nők elismerésére