The RE: Project has partnered with the WIAN | The Women in International Affairs Network to create an #interview series about the career experience of remarkable women from the international development and humanitarian sector. They will be sharing their experience about the obstacles they faced, how they overcame them, and advice for other women embarking on a similar path.
Through this podcast series, we want to highlight the experiences of women from a variety of ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and how their careers could be better supported.
Our final episode features Catherine (Kate) Kiama. Born a feminist, Kate is passionate about the law and addressing #socialinjustices affecting women and adolescent girls globally. Holding a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of London, she is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. Currently, Kate is the Director of Program at She's the First (https://shesthefirst.org). Previously, she has worked as a Lawyer and Program Associate at the Aids Law Project, undertook her articles at TripleOKlaw LLP, and served as a grant manager at the Nike Foundation supporting the Girl Effect Movement.
Tune in to Kate as she discusses the creation and meaning behind She's the First, the #challenges of #gender norms and communal norms as a female in Kenya, and the fight against prejudiced #identity and #perspective. 📻
Thank you, Kate for sharing these insights! If you have any questions for Kate feel free to leave a comment!
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Our mission is to re-think, re-skill, and re-imagine the future of work for those in social science-related fields, with a focus on International Affairs and Development. We believe that technological changes have radically altered the way we work by disrupting skills requirements, creating challenges for young social scientists who largely rely on soft skills. Therefore, those pursuing generalist or qualitative disciplines will have to re-skill in an oversaturated job market favoring STEM and tech.
However, most universities’ career services do not yet offer such robust training for students. At RE: Project, we seek to help millennials and Gen Zs not only find a job, but build dynamic, “future proof” careers. We offer an active platform that demystifies career possibilities, helps build professional networks, and supports re-skilling for a changing job market.
At our core, we seek to reduce growing unemployment among young social scientists in an increasingly technologised job market. Our cutting-edge content allows our community members to stay current and learn from experts at the forefront of their industry.
In the short-run, we offer tailored career support by creating curated real-life, authentic content generated by real people of the millennial generation working the industries. Practitioners with 4–7 years of experience can offer as many insights (or more!) as 50-year-old CEOs and Directors about how to break into the industry.
This way, young job seekers can interact with mentors using social media live (visit our Linkedin page, Instagram coming soon), and blog posts.
User-generated blog posts, interviews, and tips will also be very welcome.
In the long run, the ultimate goal of this platform is to grow into the forefront community for the Future of Work for social scientists.