At a key moment for the local economy and female leadership, the “Women Empowerment” event celebrated its sixth edition with an important step: its arrival for the first time in Manhattan, New York, thus consolidating itself as the largest free Latin event of the year in our area.
“Women Empowerment”, held on March 21 at the New Yorker Hotel, had more than 1,000 attendees and the participation of more than 50 brands led by Hispanics, being a key platform to promote entrepreneurship, innovation and business growth within our community.
“The Latin community is knit together and that is what strength does, this sixth version we moved from a place that was spectacular and due to location and space we moved to Manhattan, to the New Yorker Hotel and thank God it has been a success,” said Alexandra Aristizábal, a Colombian business organizer in NY.
This year, the conference, due to its expansion to the heart of “The Big Apple,” reached New Jersey, Connecticut and Long Island.
Karen Vera, a Peruvian resident on the island told us, “This event was an essential source of empowerment that helped me make better decisions. Making changes in my life, prioritizing my happiness, has been an injection of vitality. After listening to Luz María Doria, I decided to read her books.
It should be noted that Luz María Doria was the keynote speaker of the brilliant “Women Empowerment” and all participating women came away with a boost of positive energy. Doria is currently the vice president of Univision, producer of Despierta América, journalist and best-selling author.
I asked him: Has the word Empowerment become trivial? and she answered:
«It’s not that it has become trivial, it is getting out of hand using it, from hearing it so much I am losing respect for it, they are using it, we are going to empower… we are going to empower, instead of repeating it so much we are going to say: we are going to learn!; We must say: let’s try to eliminate fear, let’s learn to deal with how to say no, let’s learn from men too.
Doria continued explaining what it means to be powerful?:
“For me the word powerful is very personal, each of us has a definition of what it means to be powerful and it seems to me that we are using the verb ‘Empower’ very easily, without really knowing it, for me it is: being able to make good decisions, it is being able to serve, for me the true power is in serving!”, she stated.
Among the guests at “Women Empowerment” stood out outstanding leaders who inspire and were part of the exhibitions and conference. Anya Carranza, María Peña (Maru), Adriana Moccióla, Tenay Rodríguez, Lissette Hermida, Gaby Bravo, María José Zambrano and Arabela Cardona, were part of this activity, together with the journalist Hernán Morissi, a bilingual experience.
The Victoria Foundation, an organization endorsed by the Department of Justice, provided guidance on immigration issues, reinforcing the social commitment of the meeting with the Latino community.
“It was an exceptional event, I loved it,” stylist María Quintero, a resident of Astoria in Queens, said of the meeting.
“Women Empowerment was a beautiful event, it was union, growth of mentality, the important thing was the people, the exhibitors were a channel for union, the entrepreneurs the growth of business, the reactivation of business, the economy in New York, going to Manhattan was an exaltation for everyone,” concluded Martha Ramírez, businesswoman, communicator and public relations officer.
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