On November 13, AmCham and guests were welcomed to the official residence of U.S. Ambassador Shefali Razdan Duggal. The event was part of the Empower Her initiative, aimed at promoting and supporting the role of women in international business and trade and is a collaboration between the U.S. International Trade Administration and AmChams in Europe.
The evening began with a special speech from the Ambassador on the U.S. Administration's commitment to promoting gender equality. Suzanna Jansen, storyteller, podcast host, and author of “De Omwenteling of de Eeuw van de Vrouw (The Revolution or the Century of Women)” shared key topics from her book, which describes the past century from the perspectives of women in the Netherlands and zooms in on women's economic and social position. Afterwards, Phaedra Kortekaas, AmCham President and Managing Director of SAS Benelux, joined Suzanna in conversation to discuss the current economic situation of women in the Netherlands and take questions from the audience.
AmCham would like to express its sincere gratitude to U.S. Ambassador Shefali Razdan Duggal for her hospitality and Suzanna Jansen for inspiring the discussion.