A prestigious new Diversity Award has been launched to recognise the impact of Australian organisations and individuals in empowering marginalised women.

The 2016 Diversity Award will recognise and financially reward a woman who benefits from an initiative and the individual or organisation responsible for that initiative. Awards will be presented for initiatives which:

• Empowers women in a community or organisation in Australia
• Empowers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in a community or organisation in Australia
• Empowers women with a Disability in a community or organisation in Australia
• Empowers Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) women in a community or organisation in Australia
• Empowers Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender Intersex, Queer (LBGTIQ) women in a community or organisation in Australia
• Empowers women experiencing disadvantage in a community or organisation in Australia
• Empowers older women in a community or organisation in Australia
• Empowers rural, remote and regional women in a community or organisation in Australia.

For the full list of the 2016 Diversity Award Ambassadors, profiles of our stellar judging panel, proud sponsors and information on how to enter, please visit the website.