One-liner: the Asociación de Empresarias y Profesionales de Valencia — Valencia's largest businesswomen's association (founded 2002, 500+ members across all sectors), acting as a professional network and a "female pressure lobby" for women's visibility and rights in business.
What a founder gets
- Networking across 500+ businesswomen and professionals from every sector of the Valencian economy.
- Mentoring & professional development via thematic work committees.
- Premios EVAP (since 2004) — awards spotlighting women entrepreneurs, professionals, and executives as role models.
- Advocacy events — Equal Pay Day (since 2009) and the DONAiDONA initiative supporting women facing employment barriers.
- Access to the international BPW (Business & Professional Women) network.
Who it's for
- Businesswomen and professionals in Valencia — entrepreneurs, executives, and independent professionals across all sectors and career stages.
How to engage
- evap.es — apply for membership online; email asociacion@evap.es, tel. +34 96 351 17 19.
- Located at The Terminal Hub, c/ de la Travesía, 46024 València — the same startup venue that hosts VDS and Female Founders Day.
- Office hours: Mon–Thu 8:30–17:30, Fri 8:30–16:30.
Key facts
- Founded 2002; 500+ members; part of BPW (world's oldest businesswomen's organization, est. 1930).
- Governed by a Board of Directors under a General Assembly; presidency capped at two three-year terms, board renews 50% each period.
- One of the 10 women-in-tech communities convened at Bloom Together (11 Jul 2026, Las Naves).
- Led by Marta Iranzo (President), confirmed in post mid-2026. Premios EVAP 2026 winners: Krista Walochik, Laura García, María Ángeles Marced, Vicky Sevilla.
Relations
- See also: Female Entrepreneurship (support)
- See also: AME
- See also: Female Startup Leaders