As its third and last instalment for the year 2021 in implementing Sweden’s Feminist Foreign Policy, the Consulate General of Sweden organized a cultural event on December 15 introducing a panel of prominent international business-women in a panel discussion on empowerment lead by Charlene Liu from Ladies Who Tech.
The exchange of experiences was followed by a screening of the feature film Becoming Astrid, a dramatization of the early life of Swedish author Astrid Lindgren in the first half of the 20th Century. Astrid Lindgren was one of Sweden’s best-known writers of children’s fiction, notably the well-known books on the adventures of Pippi Longstocking and also a pioneer for the emancipation of women in Swedish society of the last Century.
Following welcoming words by the Consul General of Sweden in Shanghai, Mrs. Marie-Claire Swärd Capra, panel participants Aiying Wang from Envac AB, Allison Cui from Milliken & Company, Jean Liu from EF Education First, and Cathy Hau from One Piece Club China talked about the importance of gender equality as part of company culture. The lively discussion and the subsequent film were both appreciated by the active audience. The event was supported by Swedish Film Institute, The Swedish Institute, Ladies Who Tech and the Goethe Institute in Shanghai.
