International Women’s Club Eindhoven: Welcoming international ladies from all over the world to share their time, hobbies and opinions Moving abroad to live as an expat is so exciting and refreshing! It’s fascinating to enter a completely new terrain, get to know another culture, meet interesting people or learn a new language. You realize then how important it is to appreciate the diversity of other cultures and backgrounds and to be able to function out of your comfort zone. But when the initial excitement of expat life wears off, you begin to understand emotional and social challenges you’ll need to face. You start missing your home country, your family and circle of friends. The sense of being isolated is especially strong when a spouse follows his work routine and you previously had a career too. The good news is that struggling to settle in as
IWCE started as the ‘How do you do’ club in the
an expat is not uncommon and the best way to
late sixties thanks to the American expat Margaret
overcome these difficulties is to connect with other
van Mourik. She started what would become the
people. One of the places to share your passions
IWCE by inviting international ladies to her home
as well as relocation experiences with other
for a coffee and for piano concerts. Thus, 14 ladies
expat ladies is the International Women’s Club in
decided to create a group to support newcomers
Eindhoven. We are a leading and dynamic social
to the Eindhoven area. Everyone was glad to meet
club for international women living in the Eindhoven
someone else who had the same problems and
area, whose participants believe in the impact of
experiences and was speaking the same language.
empowering women, and actively support them to
Over the years the club has developed into the group
thrive in the new environment. Through our daytime
of 150 ladies it is today. It welcomes international
and evening activities IWCE promotes networking
ladies from all over the world to share their time,
and friendship between English speaking women
hobbies and opinions with each other in a casual
from many different countries.
and friendly atmosphere. Special Interest Groups The Club organizes meetings for all the Club members once a month, with every month offering something new and inspirational. Winter and summer luncheons, a spring outing and the Winter Market are interchanged with meetings featuring Guest Speakers. One of the most attractive characteristics of the Club are Special Interest Groups (SIGs), which run
