Young Women’s Perspectives on Today’s Afghanistan

Young women often experience the intersectionality of gender and age discrimination in many societies and are even more vulnerable in situations of conflicts. What can we do better as a society to not leave behind the vulnerable populations in conflict and post-conflict contexts?

In this episode, two aspiring trade lawyers from Afghanistan, Narwan Dadgar and Shakila Mohammadi, share their experiences studying and working in Afghanistan as women, and shed light on what Trade for Peace can do for the youth and women in today's Afghanistan.

 

Guests:

- Ms. Narwan Dadgar, Former Intern, Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Afghanistan

- Ms. Shakila Mohammadi, Former Intern, Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Afghanistan

Host:

- Mr. Axel M. Addy, former Minister of Commerce and Industry and Chief Negotiator of Liberia's accession to the WTO.