The Lena Madesin Phillips Award is the highest award given by BPW International.
In 2021 the Award honored Ambica Shestra for four decades of women empowerment for the women of Nepal.
Previous awards have been
2008 Dr. Livia Ricci, Italy
Dr. Yvette Swan, Bermuda
Sylvia Perry, UK
2011 Dr. Antoinette Ruegg, Switzerland
2014 Dr. Pat Harrison, Australia
2017 Dr. Chonchanok Viravan, Thailand
Elizabeth Benham, US