We asked for your nominations for the Most Influential Filipino Women on LinkedIn and from your responses we curated a list of the 100 Most Influential Filipino Women on Linkedin inspired by and in partnership with Virginia Bautista who has published formidable lists like these for the past three years.

We want to celebrate each woman individually, shining a spotlight on her positive impact, wisdom, and experiences.

Join us with a virtual round of applause as we showcase and celebrate the accomplishments of

Baby Ouida Montesclaros

No. of Followers: 1491
Position: Senior Director – Global Finance at ADP

What do you think is the most significant contribution Filipino Women make to the country?

Raising the next generation well is the most significant contribution women can make. But that requires work, inner work mostly. Women come with a lot of trauma passed on from mother to daughter, and we need to heal them. Plus our societal conditions. For a vast majority of Filipino women there is the trauma of sexual exploitation, poverty, a male chauvinist society, the double standard, low self worth.

What’s your best advice for Filipino women to achieve success?

Success is relative. Search your heart for what that means to you and do all that you can to achieve it.

(1) Accept failures, fall down seven times and get up eight.
(2) It’s ok to make bad choices as long as you learn from them.
(3) It’s not a competition. When one of us breaks the glass ceiling, it makes it possible for many more to follow.
(4) Celebrate small victories. Success is the journey, not the destination.
(5) Surround yourself with the right people. Those who love you, accept you and those who call out your bullshit.

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2022 NOMINATIONS

We’ve opened nominations for next year’s 100 Most Influential Women and this time we’re going global!

For 2022 we are opening up nominations to women globally. Countries with the highest number of nominations will have their own list.

Join us in recognizing influential women by nominating for the 2022 list! Ready?
NOMINATE HERE

**Nominations end on November 30, 2021**

We hope this inspires more women to share their voices and connect with each other on LinkedIn.

You can find more information about the criteria at the end of the original Top 100 Most Influential Filipino Women on LinkedIn article.