Nominations open: "OFFICIAL" FWR Women of the Year Awards 2021

[WarOnWoman]

Following on from last year's successful awards I welcome you to the "OFFICIAL" FWR's Women of the Year Award 2021 nominations.

These were the guidelines set out by @ErrolTheDragon last year:

*No fictional women
*Women valued for something more than appearance or entertainment value
*Can (should?) include women who we don't all agree with or necessarily admire (my addition - but most of us would)
My addition: goes without saying women=adult human female.

It could include:

A) FWR heroes, some of whom won't be widely known.
B) women who you might expect to see a women of the year list in a serious newspaper. If they might figure in a 'people of the year' list or, women of the year list.

All category winners will be announced on 31 December.

Please nominate women in the categories and, if you have time, say why you admire them.

Just to be absolutely clear, these categories are ones I came up with last year (after asking ErrolTheDragon). You may or may not agree with them. Please add another category if you think the list needs it and add your nomination.

Academic of the Year
Tireless Campaigner
Freedom of Speech
International
Law, Policy & Politics
Law, Policy & Politics (Scotland)
Science, Medicine and Health
Writing and Journalism
Media and Entertainment
Courage Calls to Courage Award - For Outstanding Courage

The overall winner will be the woman who gets the most votes.

FWR WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2021 – tba on 31 December (last year's overall Winner was Keira Bell)

PS Sorry for typos etc.

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Gosh @TurquoiseBaubles I'm truly shocked, I hope your daughter is bearing up, it must be really traumatic for her.
Definitely gets my vote.

Tireless campaigner Laoise Uí Aodha de Brún, from The Countrss in Ireland

I'm trying to juggle the names in my head into the right categories!

JKR
Jo Phoenix
Kathleen Stock
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Maya Forstater
Sarah Philimore
Jo Cherry
Lisa Townsend (Surrey PCC)
Rosie Duffield

One to watch:
Gia Milanovitch

Academic of the Year - Kathleen Stock
Tireless Campaigner - Kellie-Jay Minshull
Freedom of Speech - Maya Forstater
Law, Policy & Politics - Baroness Nicholson
Law, Policy & Politics (Scotland) - Joanna Cherry
Science, Medicine and Health - Margaret McCartney
Writing and Journalism - Helen Joyce
Media and Entertainment - Emma Barnet
Courage Calls to Courage Award - For Outstanding Courage - all the women of Afghanistan
Outstanding Male ally and all round good bloke - Graham Linehan

Wow so many to choose from.

Kathleen Stock
Julie Bindel
Helen Joyce
JK Rowling

Also, Caroline Hardman the agent for Kathleen Stock and Helen Joyce, without her Material Girls and Trans would not have been published.

On here I'd like to nominate
@Artichokeleaves
@ArabellaScott

Bloody hell, Sapphos. That's very kind, but also daft. Instead, how about the lovely FloralBunting? She'll look lovely with Artichokeleaves

Academic of the Year - Kathleen Stock
Tireless Campaigner - Kellie-Jay Minshull
Freedom of Speech - Maya Forstater
Law, Policy & Politics - Baroness Nicholson
Law, Policy & Politics (Scotland) - Joanna Cherry
Science, Medicine and Health - Margaret McCartney
Writing and Journalism - Helen Joyce
Media and Entertainment - Emma Barnet
Courage Calls to Courage Award - For Outstanding Courage - all the women of Afghanistan
Outstanding Male ally and all round good bloke - Graham Linehan

I can't argue with any of these. I'd like to add:

Arts - Jess De Wahl and
Literature - Milli Hill
Awareness Raising - Dr Jessica Taylor

@TurquoiseBaubles

I'm nominating my daughter as an example of an ordinary nurse who has been dealt the most extraordinary life for the last two years.

As a newly qualified nurse working on a Covid ward in London she told me the other day that she calculated that she had overseen the deaths (and subsequent laying out, washing, and putting in body bags ) of 300 people in body bags in her first year of nursing .

No-one will ever know her name, or the names of all the hundreds of nurses and health care assistants (mostly women) that did similar.

Your daughter sounds like an amazing nurse who has had to carry a heavy burden. I thank her ❤❤❤ from the bottom of my heart. You must be one proud mum 👏👏

Academic of the Year - Kathleen Stock
Tireless Campaigner - Maya Forstater
Freedom of Speech - Marion Miller
Law, Policy & Politics - Rosie Duffield
Law, Policy & Politics (Scotland) - Joanna Cherry
Science, Medicine and Health - MillHill
Writing and Journalism - Helen Joyce
Media and Entertainment - Emma Barnet
Courage Calls to Courage Award - For Outstanding Courage - JKR
Group - for women scotland

Rhona Hotchkiss who always inspires when she speaks publicly and is funny too!

And mumsnet contributer - ArabellaScott (I recognise your posts and they are always informative and well thought out)

Could we have a roll call of those missing, (presume zapped) in action?

I haven’t seen anything for a while so hopefully they’ve name changed.

Michelleofzeresistance
Winesalot
Gardenbird48
Barraker

Sportswoman of the year - Martina Navratilova

Academic of the Year - Kathleen Stock
Tireless Campaigner - Maya Forstater
Freedom of Speech - Marion Miller
Writing and Journalism - Helen Joyce
Media and Entertainment - Emma Barnet
Courage Calls to Courage Award - For Outstanding Courage - JKR
FWR - ArabellaScott

Media - Jenni Murray (in recognition of all the pathfinding she did)
Journalism- Megan Murphy (who moved country in order to continue campaigning)

Having read the joyful news that University College London has withdrawn from the Stonewall programme, I nominate Prof Alice Sullivan to represent all the women at UCL who have steadfastly supported women’s rights.

UCL has only withdrawn from Stonewall, but openly given the fundamental need to uphold academic freedom and freedom of speech as the reason.
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/4428311-UCL-have-left-Stonewall

UCL has not only withdrawn from Stonewall

Oh for an Edit button!

Academic of the Year
Kathleen Stock

Tireless Campaigner
That woman who founded the LGB Alliance sorry I dont recall her name.

international
Greta Thunberg

Courage Calls to Courage Award - For Outstanding Courage
JK Rowling

Having a review of my earlier voting, I agree with putting Emma B into media so that Helen Joyce can have my journalist nomination.

Academic of the Year Kathleen Stock

Tireless Campaigner Karen Ingalia Smith

Freedom of Speech Maya Forstater

International women of Afghanistan

Law, Policy & Politics Baroness Nicholson

Law, Policy & Politics (Scotland) Joanna Cherry

Science, Medicine and Health Sarah Gilbert, Ruth May and all women working in frontline health and care roles to support the pandemic.

Writing and Journalism Helen Joyce, Janice Turner, Sarah Dittum

Media and Entertainment Emma Barnett

Courage Calls to Courage Award - For Outstanding Courage JKR

I’d also like to see categories to recognise the outstanding work done by women in education and an award for innovation and inspiration in STEM.

For Science, medicine and health I nominate TT Exulansic.

For inclusion and diversity: Jenny Sealey, Director of Graeae Theatre company. Developed Graeae as a focus for disabled people isolated by the pandemic, started the #We Shall Not Be Removed campaign to
Ensure that disabled people were not marginalised in the initiatives to support theatre as the pandemic destroyed the sector. Credited by disabled screenwriter Jack Thorne as being his inspiration and mentor snd of practical help, starting his career when he thought he could not work.

@SerfNTerf

I feel like there should be some sort of Own Goal category, kind of like the Darwin Awards, for someone who has accidentally done our work for us...

Laurel Hubbard.

How about a category for potential double agents? I'm thinking Ben Whatshisname formerly of the Beeb.

Law, Policy & Politics (Scotland) Joanne Cherry
Academic of the Year Kathleen Stock (Jo Phoenix penciled in for next year)
Tireless Campaigner Baroness Nichols
Freedom of Speech Maya Forstater

Pragna Patel (of Southall Black Sisters) deserves a nomination. Either in the tireless campaigner category or possibly lifetime achievement? She's done loads over a long period of time.

Yes, to Pragna Patel.

i.m. bell hooks, too.

Twitter award: ripnutmeg

Lifetime Achievement Award: Bel Hooks.

I’d also like to see categories to recognise the outstanding work done by women in education and an award for innovation and inspiration in STEM.

Any nominations for these categories?