{"id":68288,"date":"2026-03-24T11:48:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/?p=68288"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:48:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:48:58","slug":"the-16th-women-in-gaming-diversity-awards-wigd-nomination-deadline-extended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/the-16th-women-in-gaming-diversity-awards-wigd-nomination-deadline-extended\/","title":{"rendered":"The 16th Women in Gaming Diversity Awards (WIGD) Nomination deadline extended"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-68290\" src=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WIG-PR2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WIG-PR2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WIG-PR2-220x146.jpg 220w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WIG-PR2.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Women in Gaming Diversity Awards <a href=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/wig-diversity\/wig-categories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nomination<\/a> deadline extended till 17 April 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/wig-diversity\/wig-categories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nominate here<\/a> for FREE<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Launched in 2010, the Women in Gaming\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/wig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">Diversity Awards<\/a>\u00a0are strongly established as global gaming industry\u2019s most prestigious and widely respected diversity event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The 16<sup>th<\/sup> Women in Gaming Diversity awards honour excellence in promoting diversity and inclusion within the gaming industry. The WiGD Awards will reward and recognize individuals and organizations for outstanding devotion to enhancing equality, diversity and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The 16<sup>th<\/sup> WIGD awards introduced new category Multi-Cultural Company of the Year. This new and exciting award will recognise those companies that have gone above and beyond in creating a truly multi-cultural environment workforce. The winner of this special award will have shown that their company encourages behaviour of open and equal standing in all genders, races and ethnicity. Research has shown that a company that embraces a multi-cultural environment has great success and productivity that those companies that do not.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The WIG Diversity Awards is supported by<a href=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/wig-diversity\/wig-sponsors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> leading companies<\/a>, Digitain, Betsson Group, Entain, Gamomat, Relax Gaming, Spribe, Greentube and IGT. If you would like your company to e associated with the WIG please do contact: <a href=\"mailto:maria@cleverduckmedia.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">maria@cleverduckmedia.com<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Women in Gaming Diversity Awards is supporting \u2018Break Through Breast Cancer\u2019 charity. The charity hopes to save lives and support sufferers of all ages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Join us on 12 June 2026 in London at the truly iconic luxury hotel, The Savoy Hotel, for the inspirational evening! <a href=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/wig-diversity\/wig-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">WIG Tickets \u2013 IGA \u2013 International Gaming Awards<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women in Gaming Diversity Awards Nomination deadline extended till 17 April 2026. Nominate here for FREE Launched in 2010, the Women in Gaming\u00a0Diversity Awards\u00a0are strongly established as global gaming industry\u2019s most prestigious and widely respected diversity event. The 16th Women in Gaming Diversity awards honour excellence in promoting diversity and inclusion within the gaming industry. 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