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Recognising women executives, creative directors, and entrepreneurs leading France's globally iconic luxury and fashion industry from Paris and beyond.
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🇫🇷 French Women Awards 2026
France Women Awards — Celebrating Les Femmes Who Lead Europe
From the ateliers of Paris fashion houses to the boardrooms of LVMH, from the laboratories of aerospace giant Airbus to the pioneering startup floors of Station F — the France Women Awards celebrates the extraordinary femmes who define French excellence on the world stage.
40% Women on Boards Mandate
30%+ Women Co-Founders in Tech
All French Regions Covered
2026 Nominations Open
About France Women Awards
La France: Where Art, Commerce, and Women's Excellence Converge
France has always been a nation where excellence is celebrated — in art, cuisine, fashion, philosophy, and increasingly, in women's leadership. The France Women Awards honours this grand tradition by recognising the extraordinary women shaping France's global influence.
France's landmark gender parity legislation — requiring 40% women on corporate boards and achieving gender balance in ministerial appointments — has made France one of Europe's leaders in corporate gender equality. Today, French women lead major international corporations, shape cultural movements, drive technological innovation, and hold the highest offices of the state. More than 30% of French tech startups now have women co-founders, reflecting France's growing reputation as a vibrant ecosystem for women entrepreneurs.
The France Women Awards was created to recognise and celebrate this breadth of French women's achievement. From women CEOs at LVMH, L'Oréal, and Chanel who are defining the future of global luxury, to women directors at Cannes who are rewriting the language of cinema, from women ministers shaping European policy to women chefs earning Michelin stars — the Golden Women Awards France programme honours every dimension of French women's excellence.
Our French women entrepreneur awards celebrate the founders building France's next great enterprises. Our women leadership awards France honour the executives steering France's most important institutions. Together, these programmes tell the full story of French women's extraordinary impact.
Women Leadership in France
French Women Defining Global Excellence
Luxury, technology, government, cinema, gastronomy, aerospace — French women are leading in every field that captures the world's attention.
Paris: Women in Luxury & Fashion
Paris is the undisputed capital of global fashion and luxury. Women CEOs, creative directors, and brand executives at LVMH, L'Oréal, Chanel, and Hermès are managing some of the world's most valuable consumer brands. French women in luxury combine creative vision with formidable business acumen.
Women in French Politics & Government
France has achieved remarkable gender balance in government, with women holding major ministerial portfolios and multiple women serving as heads of major government agencies. French women politicians are shaping European and global policy on climate, technology, trade, and human rights.
Station F: Women in French Tech
Paris's Station F — the world's largest startup campus — is home to hundreds of women founders building the next wave of French tech unicorns. The French tech ecosystem has seen explosive growth in women-led startups across fintech, health tech, edtech, and sustainability.
Cannes: Women in Film & Culture
France's cultural industries — from the Cannes Film Festival to the Paris theatre scene — are producing outstanding women directors, producers, and cultural entrepreneurs whose work defines contemporary global culture. French women filmmakers are earning international acclaim and reshaping cinema.
Women in French Gastronomy
French gastronomy is among the world's most revered culinary traditions, and women chefs, restaurateurs, and food entrepreneurs are reclaiming their central role in it. Women Michelin-starred chefs and women food entrepreneurs are redefining French cuisine for a global audience.
Women in Aerospace — Airbus & Beyond
France is home to Airbus and a world-class aerospace industry. Women engineers, executives, and programme directors at Airbus and across France's defence and space sector are driving some of the most technically demanding and consequential projects in engineering history.
Célébrez l'Excellence Féminine Française — Nominate Now
France's women leaders are the heartbeat of European excellence. The France Women Awards 2026 is open for nominations. Honour the extraordinary femmes who make France a global beacon of women's achievement.
Award Categories — France
France Women Award Categories for 2026
Dedicated categories for French women leaders across luxury, fashion, technology, government, gastronomy, aerospace, and entrepreneurship.
French Women Entrepreneur of the Year
Celebrating French women founders and business builders who are creating innovative enterprises that showcase French ingenuity on a global stage.
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French Women in Technology Award
Honouring French women technology founders, engineers, and digital leaders who are building France's reputation as Europe's leading tech innovation hub.
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French Women Government & Public Leadership
Celebrating French women politicians, ministers, civil service leaders, and public sector executives whose decisions shape France's future and Europe's direction.
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Women in Business Excellence Award — France
Recognising French women business leaders demonstrating outstanding corporate performance, strategic vision, and sustained excellence across France's diverse economic sectors.
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Young French Women Leader Award
Spotlighting France's most dynamic women leaders under 40 — the founders, executives, and change-makers who are writing the next chapter of French excellence.
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What France Women Award Winners Receive
Premium Gold Trophy
Elegantly crafted award representing French women's excellence on the world stage.
Official Certificate
Personalized certificate of excellence signed by the global awards committee.
Global Winner Profile
Dedicated profile page on goldenwomenawards.com reaching an international audience.
International Press Release
Professional press release to global and French media networks.
Social Media Amplification
Dedicated posts reaching millions of professionals across global platforms.
Digital Winner Badge
Official winner badge for website, LinkedIn, and marketing materials.
Speaking Opportunities
Priority invitations to global women leadership summits and conferences.
Magazine Feature
Potential feature in the annual Women of Excellence digital publication.
France Past Winners
Inspiring France Women Award Winners
Meet some of the extraordinary French women recognised by the Golden Women Awards — each a symbol of the passion, precision, and brilliance that defines French leadership.
Luxury & Fashion Leader Award
Isabelle Moreau
Global Brand President of Maison Lumière, Paris. Isabelle transformed a heritage French accessories brand into a €1.2 billion global luxury powerhouse, expanding to 45 countries in 8 years while preserving the artisan craftsmanship that defines French luxury. She was named one of Forbes Europe's most powerful women in business.
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French Women in Technology Award
Dr. Camille Dubois
Co-Founder & CEO of ClimaticAI, Paris (Station F alumna). Camille's AI-powered climate risk modelling platform is used by 60+ European governments and insurers to manage climate exposure. She raised €85M in Series B funding and was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
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Government & Public Leadership Award
Nadia Lefebvre
Director General of Digital Transformation, French Ministry of Economy, Paris. Nadia leads France's national digital transformation programme affecting 68 million citizens, overseeing €4.2 billion in public tech investment. Her mandate has digitised 90% of French government services and created 25,000 tech jobs across France's regions.
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2026 Nominations Open Now
Nominate a Remarkable French Woman Leader for Global Recognition
France is a nation that has always celebrated excellence — in art, culture, science, and increasingly, in women's leadership. The France Women Awards 2026 is your opportunity to add a French woman leader's story to a global gallery of extraordinary achievement.
Whether she builds fashion empires on the Champs-Elysées, codes the future at Station F, leads humanitarian missions at a Paris-based NGO, or pilots aerospace programmes for Airbus — her story deserves the world stage. Visit our nomination guide to submit today.
Frequently Asked Questions
France Women Awards — Frequently Asked Questions
Any woman leader, entrepreneur, CEO, founder, executive, or professional based in France is eligible. We welcome nominations from Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, and all French regions across every industry. See our award categories for full details.
Visit goldenwomenawards.com/award-nomination and complete the online nomination form. Nominations can be submitted in English or French. Both self-nominations and third-party nominations are accepted. Our nomination guide provides full assistance.
Absolutely. The France Women Awards places special emphasis on women leaders in France's iconic luxury and fashion sector including LVMH, L'Oréal, Chanel, Hermès, and independent fashion houses. Women in design, marketing, retail management, and executive leadership in luxury are all eligible for the women in business awards.
France has landmark gender parity legislation requiring 40% women on corporate boards and achieving gender balance in government appointments. The France Women Awards specifically celebrates the women who are fulfilling and exceeding these mandates, leading French companies and institutions with remarkable distinction.
Nominations for the 2026 cycle are currently open. Visit goldenwomenawards.com/award-nomination to submit your nomination and secure your place in France's most prestigious international women awards programme.
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2026 France Women Awards nominations are open. Honour France's most extraordinary women leaders — in luxury, technology, government, and beyond. Nominate today and celebrate French women's excellence on the global stage.