Doors Open Female Hub was founded by Suzanne Mau-Asam. This is the story of a woman who just decided to go for it.

From working in big corporations to starting a learning and development company and opening an office for ambitious women, there have been lots of learnings that have led to the creation of The Female Hub Powered by Doors Open.

Having experienced the value of support system and the importance of embracing your skills, and observed the benefits of a safe space dedicated to the support of women that stimulates co-learning, the creation of this platform for women in leadership came organically, to expand our vision beyond the walls of the Female Hub shared office.

Read the story of how The Female Hub came to be.

2015-2017
Working as a woman in leadership within corporate organizations.
As a woman in the workplace, Suzanne felt lucky as she was given many opportunities at each step of her career. She never felt like the opportunities she had were limited by her gender, nor did she get a sense that her skills were perceived as less than those of her male counterparts. In fact, it was not until she started working at Shell at the beginning of her career – where diversity and inclusion topics were brought to the attention of all employees – that she started to notice that gender can play a role in your career to the advantage or disadvantage of some. Although this was brought to her attention, she did not experience it herself. She thinks it was partly because one of her male colleagues at Shell became her mentor. He encouraged her to take on new roles, to network, to be courageous, to speak up in all situations and let her presence be known, and the support she got from him and other colleagues helped her grow personally and professionally, which was an amazing kick-start to her professional life.
Full time entrepreneur
After combining being an entrepreneur and an employee at the same time for over a decade, Suzanne took the leap and became a full-time entrepreneur. Her first goal: take her successful Learning & Development business Doors Open to the next level. Her second goal: find an inspiring office space where she could not only work with other entrepreneurs, but where learning and developing also plays an important role.

2017
2018
The doors are open!
During her search for the ideal workplace, Suzanne never came across a place where coworking and co-learning came together. A so she opened the Female Hub on January 1^st, 2018: a place where ambitious women can not only rent a workspace, but really learn with and from each other.
The Hub grows
The Female Hub has been running at full speed for almost two years. Weekly, dozens of women make their way to Javastraat 281, our Bubbels & Babbels network drinks has become well-known in the area of The Hague and almost every month inspiring masterclasses are organized.

In Autumn 2019, as the cherry on the cake, the Female Hub Collective is launched. Where members work together on projects, join forces and make use of each other’s networks in order to bring themselves and the other women to a higher level.

2019
2020 & 2021
The Female Hub continues to develop
In 2020 and 2021 The Female Hub also underwent many changes. We launched the very first online co-learning platform; The Doors Open Academy, there are different masterclasses on the agenda. We went from the Female Hub Collective to The Female Hub Shared Office. We also took the first steps in becoming a platform for Women in Leadership.
We are going for it!
2022 promises great things for The Female Hub, the shared office and our greater community as we continue to dive deeper and focus on Embodied Leadership & Development for women. The relaunch and development of a number of exciting products and projects are well on their way!

2022

What we have achieved with the growth of The Female Hub:

ambitious women working together in the shared office

(online) masterclasses were organized

coaching sessions were given

successful mentoring programmes facilitated

610

new connections were made on LinkedIn

research projects conducted

The Female Hub is growing every day. Grow with us! This is your chance to be part of a unique and wonderful group of female leaders, professionals and entrepreneurs who all believe that amazing things can happen when women work together.

NICE TO MEET YOU!

Amazing things happen when women gather. At The Female Hub we are firm believers that together you can make things happen! We are fortunate to work with a network full of talented partners and share an office with ambitious, inspiring female professionals and entrepreneurs. When you walk into the Hub or e-mail us, you will get in contact with one of these 5 ladies.

Suzanne Mau-Asam

Founder & Owner

Learning & Development expert, networker by nature, #learningisfun, loves the beach, her dog Beau, Curaçao and wine.

Alizee Thibaud

Learning & Development Advisor

Interested in professional development and passionate about reducing biases in the workplace, I enjoy long walks to unwind and reading!

Maria Antova

Learning & Development Advisor

Passionate about people and (their) development, enthusiastic about mental health improvement. Enjoys exploring, travelling and hiking, and believes cats make the world a better place.

Vera van Kooten

Learning & Development Advisor

Enjoys traveling around the globe while exploring different cultures and meeting new people.

Marie Hussenet

Learning & Development Advisor

Enjoys making dinners with a cocktail and exploring the world.

Where is The Female Hub Located?

Doors Open Female Hub is located on Javastraat 281 in The Hague. Within 7 minutes from The Hague Central Station you get to The Female Hub with tram 9 and bus 22 also stops right around the corner. There are free as well as paid parking possibilities in the area and the large Malieveld parking garage is a 10 minute walk. Biking or walking is of course also an option if you live in the area.

Drop by, the coffee or tea is waiting for you!

Our address:

Javastraat 281

2585 AL Den Haag

Find your directions to The Female Hub here.

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Doors Open Female Hub was founded by Suzanne Mau-Asam. This is the story of a woman who just decided to go for it.

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2015-2017
Working as a woman in leadership within corporate organizations.
As a woman in the workplace, Suzanne felt lucky as she was given many opportunities at each step of her career. She never felt like the opportunities she had were limited by her gender, nor did she get a sense that her skills were perceived as less than those of her male counterparts. In fact, it was not until she started working at Shell at the beginning of her career – where diversity and inclusion topics were brought to the attention of all employees – that she started to notice that gender can play a role in your career to the advantage or disadvantage of some. Although this was brought to her attention, she did not experience it herself. She thinks it was partly because one of her male colleagues at Shell became her mentor. He encouraged her to take on new roles, to network, to be courageous, to speak up in all situations and let her presence be known, and the support she got from him and other colleagues helped her grow personally and professionally, which was an amazing kick-start to her professional life.
2017
Full time entrepreneur
After combining being an entrepreneur and an employee at the same time for over a decade, Suzanne took the leap and became a full-time entrepreneur. Her first goal: take her successful Learning & Development business Doors Open to the next level. Her second goal: find an inspiring office space where she could not only work with other entrepreneurs, but where learning and developing also plays an important role.
2018
The doors are open!
During her search for the ideal workplace, Suzanne never came across a place where coworking and co-learning came together. A so she opened the Female Hub on January 1^st, 2018: a place where ambitious women can not only rent a workspace, but really learn with and from each other.
2019
The Hub grows
The Female Hub has been running at full speed for almost two years. Weekly, dozens of women make their way to Javastraat 281, our Bubbels & Babbels network drinks has become well-known in the area of The Hague and almost every month inspiring masterclasses are organized.

In Autumn 2019, as the cherry on the cake, the Female Hub Collective is launched. Where members work together on projects, join forces and make use of each other’s networks in order to bring themselves and the other women to a higher level.
2020 & 2021
The Female Hub continues to develop
In 2020 The Female Hub also underwent many changes. We launched the very first online co-learning platform; The Doors Open Academy, there are different masterclasses on the agenda. We went from the Female Hub Collective to The Female Hub Shared Office. We also took the first steps in becoming a platform for Women in Leadership.
2022
We are going for it!
2022 promises great things for The Female Hub, the shared office and our greater community as we continue to dive deeper and focus on Embodied Leadership & Development for women. The relaunch and development of a number of exciting products and projects are well on their way!

What we have achieved with the growth of The Female Hub:

ambitious women working together in the shared office

(online) masterclasses were organized

coaching sessions were given

successful mentoring programmes facilitated

610

new connections were made on LinkedIn

research projects conducted