Elin Yoojung Moen, has been nominated for the Range Award on the HER Awards 2026

1st Vice President of the Norwegian Esports Federation, Elin Yoojung Moen is no doubt the driving power in Norwegian Esports.
The first Vice President of the Norwegian Esports Federation, Elin Yoojung Moen, has been nominated for the Range Award on the HER Awards 2026 – and has now superior to the semifinals. The nomination acknowledges her work for inclusion, equality, and structural change in esports, each nationally and internationally.

HER Awards is a nationwide award ceremony that highlights ladies and organizations creating actual worth by management, possession, and long-term influence. The awards might be offered in the course of the HER Convention & Awards at Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo on April 27, 2026.

“It means rather a lot to be nominated. To be seen for the work you place in, and for the values you stand for, offers each motivation and accountability,” says Elin Yoojung Moen relating to the nomination.

HER Awards is thought to be one among Norway’s largest platforms for highlighting feminine leaders and function fashions throughout know-how, enterprise, and society. That Elin Yoojung Moen is now a semifinalist signifies that her work is being evaluated amongst a nationwide prime tier of candidates. The awards should not solely about visibility, however about management that creates lasting structural change.

A Clear Voice for Range in Esports

Elin Yoojung Moen was the Norwegian Esports Federation’s first feminine President (2024–2025) and is at the moment 1st Vice President. She has additionally been elected to the board of the Worldwide Esports Federation (IESF), the place she works to enhance illustration and create extra inclusive buildings in international esports.

The nomination for the Range Award is predicated on long-term efforts to make esports a safer and extra accessible enviornment for extra folks. By means of her management, she has elevated voices which can be typically unheard, been a robust advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion, and labored towards structural adjustments that give extra folks a seat on the desk.

Moen describes her management as values-based and principled:

“For me, management is about constructing sturdy and long-term buildings. I desire a sustainable esports ecosystem the place choices are made primarily based on a holistic perspective and long-term growth,” she says in a remark relating to the nomination.

She has, amongst different issues, been a driving power behind amendments to the Norwegian Esports Federation’s statutes that commit the group to raised gender steadiness in boards and committees, and has used her worldwide roles to open doorways for extra ladies and younger folks in esports and know-how. The Range Award highlights leaders who contribute to real inclusion by motion, construction, and culture-building. In an business nonetheless strongly male-dominated, this nomination is a crucial sign that esports is altering.

A Nomination That Issues for the Whole Group

For the Norwegian Esports Federation, the nomination can also be an necessary recognition of the work being executed to construct a extra inclusive esports surroundings in Norway.

“Elin doesn’t simply discuss range – she really creates structural adjustments that give extra folks a seat on the desk. Her work exhibits how esports could be an enviornment for group, achievement, and societal growth,” says Secretary Basic Jarle Heitmann.

For a number of years, Moen has been a transparent voice for equal alternatives and secure communities in esports.

“That esports leaders are being highlighted in nationwide awards exhibits how the gaming group is more and more being seen as an necessary enviornment in society,” says Heitmann.

Final 12 months, HER Awards obtained practically 2,000 nominations and greater than 67,000 public votes, making it one of many largest awards of its variety in Norway.

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Moen has now superior to the semifinals within the Range Award class – and public votes are essential going ahead.

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The Norwegian Esports Federation encourages the whole esports group, companions, and mates of organized gaming to point out their assist. Each vote is a contribution to the work for a extra inclusive and forward-looking esports scene.