The third annual Specsavers everywoman in Retail Awards takes place in September and seeks to address the severe shortage of senior women working in the industry.

Research shows that women make up 60% of the retail workforce, but fewer than 5% of the sector's CEOs are female and women make a paltry 8% of its purchasing decisions.* Worse still, there has been no significant change to this inequality during the last ten years.
*source: Enterprise Insight.

The NatWest everywoman Awards, which takes place in December, celebrates inspirational business women who have achieved significant success - particularly those who've overcome adversity in the form of financial constraints, social disadvantage or skills gaps. Our range of award categories celebrates the success of women at all stages of the career ladder and in all walks of business life.

Seven out of 10 jobs in London are expected to be taken by women between now and 2016, so there has never been a better time to celebrate women in a sector with which they have not traditionally been associated. The UK’s transport and logistics industry may conjure images of white, middle aged men, but these awards aim to challenge this stereotype, celebrating the exceptional women working in the sector.