Woman of Distinction Award Nomination Package

Woman of Distinction Award Nomination Package - 2021

Purpose and Rationale

The Woman of Distinction Award celebrates OSSTF District 21 women* who exemplify and demonstrate a positive impact on women and girls* in a variety of professional, public and personal capacities. The criteria for the award are presented below and you can download an application package at the bottom of this post. Completed nomination packages are due May 25th, 2021. They should be emailed to Brandie LeBlanc at district21@osstf21.ca.

* includes cis women/girls, trans women/girls and femme/feminine-identifying gender/queer and non-binary folks

Award Criteria

Successful award recipients will demonstrate excellence in some or most of the following areas:

LEADERSHIP: Award recipients act as formal or informal leaders who mentor, motivate, encourage, and support colleagues.

EQUITY AND INCLUSION: Award recipients create and model an inclusive learning and working environment.

POSITIVE ROLE MODEL: Award recipients act as a positive role model to staff and students in their workplace, demonstrating how to effectively deal with conflict and adversity.

STATUS OF WOMEN AT WORK: Award recipients work to improve the lives of women in their workplace.

STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY: Award recipients work to improve the lives of women and girls in the broader community.

PARTICIPATION: Award recipients demonstrate past and/or present active participation in OSSTF.

Download your application package here in either WORD or PDF.