Video: Margarita Zavala - Women's Economic Empowerment in Colombia: Lessons from the Top

AS/COA's Women's Hemispheric Network held its first roundtable on women's economic empowerment in Colombia, convening leading women in business and public service to share their success stories and draw lessons for a rising generation of young professionals at the local and regional level.

Sharing experiences of remarkable leaders and their views on the importance of mentoring and networking are aimed to encourage entry- and mid-level women to make the leap to leadership positions within their own fields and, ultimately, to reach their goals.

Margarita Zavala is the former first lady of Mexico. During the tenure of her husband, President Felipe Calderón from 2006 to 2012, she was the president of the Consejo Ciudadano Consultivo del Sistema para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (DIF), she headed la Estrategia Nacional para una Nueva Vida, and she worked on the issue of Proteccion for Unaccompanied Migrant Children, as well as Migrant Women. Previously, she was a federal congresswoman from 2003 to 2006, where she was named deputy coordinator of Social Policy of the PAN Parliamentary Group.

Learn more about AS/COA's Women's Hemispheric Network at www.as-coa.org/women.