Today, April 25, Ivanka trump took part in a conference on women’s entrepreneurship summit Women20 (W20), whose main objective is to promote economic empowerment for women in the framework of cooperation of the countries of the Big twenty, the G20.
The daughter of the current U.S. President received an invitation to participate in the W20 personally from Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, which holds the presidency this year on international women’s summit.
In the agenda of the first day of W20 consisted of presentations, making speeches, presenting scientific studies and two panel discussions, one of which was attended by Ivanka trump.
The expansion of women’s entrepreneurship was declared the theme of the hour and a half of debate, the members of which are such powerful women like Angela Merkel, the Queen of the Netherlands maxima, the managing Director of the IMF Christine Lagarde, Minister of foreign Affairs of Canada Chrystia Freeland and others, including Ivanka trump.
Group selfie time before the High Level Panel at #W20summit in #Berlin with Chancellor Merkel and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands pic.twitter.com/GvyvH9eMhH
— miriam meckel (@mmeckel) April 25, 2017
«Group selfie before the start of the High Level Panel at the Berlin summit W20 with Chancellor Merkel and the Queen of the Netherlands Maxim».
In the document, which sets out the program of the summit, Ivanka was listed as the daughter of the U.S. President and his adviser. And because in the beginning of the conversation with Ivanka moderator of the event, Miriam Meckel, decided to clarify who the tramp is at the meeting: father, the President, the American people or their business.
This Ivanka admitted that her role she is not so familiar, because since the classes Donald trump of his post took a little less than 100 days, and the experience of the adviser of the President of the country is quite new to her. But she clearly gave to understand that not arrived to represent their business.
Ivanka also added that at the moment she listens, learns, determines the ways in which you can have an impact on the empowerment of women in the U.S. economy and abroad. Her plans include “to come back with knowledge and advice for the United States, and at the same time for a father and the President.”
She then developed the idea, and began to talk about what women entrepreneurs have the potential in USas among American private enterprises the share of female businesses is 30%.
Ivanka commended Angela Merkel of the law on equal pay for women and men and then turned to the issue of paid leave.
“Unfortunately, the United States is […] the only developed country in the world that does not have a policy of paid leave for families. So I am very proud that my father fought for the protection of such leave even before she got to the presidency, he defended that in the primaries. He was a great advocate of supporting families, creating for them the opportunity to thrive in the new reality…” – said Ivanka trump.
But the sudden whooping of the audience interrupted her speech, after which the moderator asked whether Donald trump provides opportunities for the development of the rights of women entrepreneurs.
“I know this from personal experience, and I think that the fact of cooperation over several decades, thousands of women with my father, when he was engaged in private business, evidence of its conviction and firm belief in the potential of women, and their ability to do the job as well as any man,” retorted Ivanka.
Proud of @IvankaTrump for her leadership on these important issues. Looking forward to hearing her speak at the W20! https://t.co/e6Uajrm8zp
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2017
«I am proud of Ivanka trump for her leadership in such important matters. Looking forward to her speech on W20!»
