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Why are female workforce participation rates so low in developing countries, and what kinds of solutions are trying to encourage women to enter the workforce and pursue entrepreneurship? Sitting down with UVA Global Studies Professor Sree, we discuss some of the institutional and cultural constraints that perpetuate low female workforce participation, specifically in South Asia. Then, we sit down with Sehat Kahani, a Pakistani tele-medicine startup that pairs female stay-at-home physicians with patients in rural and low-income communities, to discuss how they empower female physicians and improve access to health care in Pakistan. Host: Niko Marcich Researcher: Katya Sankow Guest Interviews: UVA Global Studies Professor Sreerekha Sathiamma and Sehat Kahani's Dr. Iffat Zakar Producers: Andy Carluccio and Geoff Keating Global Inquirer is a production of the International Relations Organization at UVa. We are also affiliated with TEEJ, UVA's podcasting Network. Music: Emancipator - Nevergreen, At The End of Time - Pulchra, Tristeza - Golden Hill
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Why are female workforce participation rates so low in developing countries, and what kinds of solutions are trying to encourage women to enter the workforce and pursue entrepreneurship? Sitting down with UVA Global Studies Professor Sree, we discuss some of the institutional and cultural constraints that perpetuate low female workforce participation, specifically in South Asia. Then, we sit down with Sehat Kahani, a Pakistani tele-medicine startup that pairs female stay-at-home physicians with patients in rural and low-income communities, to discuss how they empower female physicians and improve access to health care in Pakistan. Host: Niko Marcich Researcher: Katya Sankow Guest Interviews: UVA Global Studies Professor Sreerekha Sathiamma and Sehat Kahani's Dr. Iffat Zakar Producers: Andy Carluccio and Geoff Keating Global Inquirer is a production of the International Relations Organization at UVa. We are also affiliated with TEEJ, UVA's podcasting Network. Music: Emancipator - Nevergreen, At The End of Time - Pulchra, Tristeza - Golden Hill
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