My Recommendation: Give a Commendation! (opens in new tab)

Awards and prizes are a lovely way to acknowledge good work being done in your workplace or community. Academia is full of prizes, some of these require self-nomination, others have open nomination or winners are selected by a committee. These awards recognise good work, but they also act as a signal that this kind of work is valued by a particular group of people. Sometimes, these awards and prizes are created because the specific work being celebrated is not visible within established norms...