AS/COA’s Women's Economic Empowerment Workshop: An Overview of the Panels
On October 12, women from the private and public sector gathered at AS/COA in the first of a series of meetings set on increasing women’s political, professional, and economic participation across the region.
Businesswomen, professionals, entrepreneurs, and other private and public sector leaders gathered at AS/COA's New York headquarters on October 12 for a workshop on women’s economic empowerment. The event marked the launch of AS/COA’s Hemispheric Women’s Network, which seeks to increase female economic empowerment across the region. The Network also features an online portal and ongoing meetings in Latin American cities and New York.
UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet opened the conference, followed by Margarita Zavala, then-first lady of Mexico. Four workshop panels followed these keynote speakers, exploring female empowerment themes around role models, implications for economic development, entrepreneurship, and the road to the executive suite.
PANEL: ROLE MODELS