Empowering Her: Transatlantic Partnership Empowers
Laura Gimenez, Acting Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Bucharest and President, EMPOWER HER Global Markets/Europe/Eurasia When women succeed, the economy succeeds. In the United States, there are over 12 million women-owned businesses, employing over 10 million people and generating combined sales of $2.1 trillion! Yet, women-owned businesses are not engaging in international business as fast as their male-owned counterparts. That’s why nearly three years ago, the International Trade Administration (ITA) and the American Chamber of Commerce in the European Union (AmCham EU) joined forces to create EMPOWER HER, an initiative to help boost women’s participation in international trade on both continents. Women’s participation in the global economy is critical to ensuring a prosperous, sustainable and inclusive economy for future generations. ITA, the AmCham EU, and the American Chambers of Commerce in Europe (ACE) Network recently reaffirmed their commitment to the EMPOWER HER initiative to advance women’s international business and trade empowerment. When it comes to women’s economic empowerment, it’s people…
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