IWEE
International Women of Employment and Entrepreneurship
International
Women for Employment
and Entrepreneurship
IWEE Foundation: For the Growth of Women in Entrepreneurship and Culture
At the IWEE Foundation, we believe in the power of women and the impact they can make in the business and cultural sectors. That’s why we support women in growing and strengthening their businesses and careers. Whether they’re starting their own businesses or becoming essential professionals, we offer the right support to raise their profile and showcase their work.
IWEE Foundation: For the growth of women in entrepreneurship and culture
At the IWEE Foundation, we believe in the power of women to make an impact in both the commercial and arts and culture sectors. We support women in strengthening their businesses and professional careers, with a special focus on the creative industries, among others. Through coaching, networking opportunities, and international collaborations, we help them showcase their work and develop their artistic and business ambitions.
Art and culture are an important part of our mission. We see creativity as a powerful tool for building connections, addressing social issues, and pushing boundaries, as demonstrated by our International Bridge in Art & Diversity project.
The IWEE Foundation not only has a strong base in the Netherlands but also an international partnership in Istanbul. We achieve this through Unique & Collective.
Want to learn more about our partnership programs? Contact us and discover how we can push boundaries and create new opportunities together.
IWEE Foundation:
Entrepreneurship, Art & Culture as a bridge to the future
At the IWEE Foundation, we believe in the power of women to make an impact in both the commercial and arts and culture sectors. We support women in strengthening their businesses and professional careers, with a special focus on the creative industries, among others. Through coaching, networking opportunities, and international collaborations, we help them showcase their work and develop their artistic and business ambitions.
Art and culture are an important part of our mission. We see creativity as a powerful tool for building connections, addressing social issues, and pushing boundaries, as demonstrated by our International Bridge in Art & Diversity project.
The IWEE Foundation not only has a strong base in the Netherlands but also an international partnership in Istanbul. We achieve this through Unique & Collective.
Want to learn more about our partnership programs? Contact us and discover how we can push boundaries and create new opportunities together.
Who We Are
Sebahat Yurduşen
Sebahat Yurduşen is Chair of the IWEE Foundation, where she leads international initiatives focused on women’s employment, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Her work focuses on developing arts and entrepreneurship programs and strengthening cultural and economic partnerships, both nationally and internationally.
For her commitment to female leadership, she was awarded the Golden Girl 2017 – Women Leadership Award and the Order of Orange-Nassau, a royal distinction of the Netherlands. Additionally, she is the initiator and driving force behind the Orange the World campaign in the province of Gelderland.
Sebahat Yurduşen is a leader and entrepreneur committed to the participation of women in socio-cultural and economic life. Using artistic and creative approaches, she supports them in realizing their potential. She develops holistic solutions at the intersection of leadership development and inclusive labor market systems.
Throughout her career in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, she played an active role in the development and implementation of diversity and labor market policies at the interministerial level. In the aviation sector, she led transformation projects in the fields of marketing, communication, and organizational development.
Additionally, she contributed to policy dialogue and awareness by organizing seminars and discussion programs on female entrepreneurship and the glass ceiling within ministries and the House of Representatives.
Sebahat Yurduşen believes that meaningful change arises at the intersection of diverse perspectives and lifeworlds.
Hande Yurtsever
Hande Yurtsever is a cultural connector and community builder who develops projects at the intersection of art, dialogue, entrepreneurship, and social impact.
Within IWEE, she leads strategic communication and cultural projects, including the UN//CULTURED initiative, which creates spaces for artists from diverse cultural backgrounds to engage in shared artistic production.
Her work focuses on supporting inclusive creative processes and fostering sustainable collaborations between artists, institutions, and communities through art.
In Türkiye, she has held leadership roles in women-focused business networks and continues to serve on the boards of international nonprofit organisations, contributing to cross-border dialogue and collaboration.
By bringing together her experience with creative production and collective processes, she designs and delivers art-based encounters and collaborations.
She is a strong connector who creates spaces for production and transformation by bringing together people, ideas, and cultures.