THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

Special Project

Special Project

From the 5th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Best in Gender Equality

This award honors a program, project, or initiative that encourages and fights for equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities for all genders.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Nominees

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#AcceptanceMatters
The concept of acceptance virtually defines Mastercard’s products and services. Having your name on…
#MBAchicTakeover Series
As more women pursue their potential and make their way into the C-suite and into leadership positi…
A Piece Of Me
For decades, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has promoted the abandonment of female geni…
Built By Girls set up this event for young professionals to learn important networking tips and tric
Verizon Media brands In The Know and Built by Girls partnered to cover the Built by Girls networkin…
CMT Equal Play
Equal Play does not exist for female artists in country music. Women’s powerful voices and legendar…
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Combating Hate by Celebrating the Visibility of the Transgender and Non-Binary Community
Held annually on March 31, International Transgender Day of Visibility is a time to celebrate trans…
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Fundamental: Gender Justice. No Exceptions.
Fundamental is a 5-part docu-series presented by Youtube Originals and produced by the Global Fund …
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Make Some Noise :: #WomensHistoryMonth
For International Women’s day we wanted to celebrate women in an unapologetic and empowering way.
Marvel’s first-ever Latina writer speaks on what she brought to the table for character America Chav
This entry is one in a series of In The Know videos featuring the MAKERS conference, a three-day su…
winner
Men Pay For Toilet Paper In Public Restrooms (Like Women Do For Tampons)
Men’s needs are completely met in public restrooms. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for women…
Social media star Stephanie Shepherd advocates for climate change action through her platform 'Futur
This entry is one of a series of videos In The Know produced featuring the MAKERS conference, a thr…
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The Moment
In 2019, Citi released their raw pay gap data —the first financial institution to do so. We’ve all …
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The Pledge for Paternity Leave
Since 2010, Dove Men+Care has been committed to expanding men’s opportunities to care by addressing…