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Aashna Chatterjee

MSc Gender, Development and Globalisation 2020

  • Name: Aashna Chatterjee

    Programme and year: MSc Gender, Development and Globalisation 2020

What are you currently doing and where?

I work in International Trade at the Department of Business and Trade (DBT) within UK's Civil Service. I currently focus on Non-FTA agreements between UK and partner countries.

How do you use what you learned at LSE Gender in your current role?

My Gender degree plays a central part of my work - we often have to consider the implications and outcomes of our agreements and Gender inclusion is either a key chapter or negotiations point when we enter agreements. Additionally, we need to ensure that intersectional characteristics of individuals remain protected, and are promoted through any policy work we do.

What advice do you have for current and/or prospective LSE Gender students?

The best advice I can give is to really engage with the material as it is not only very interesting at a theoretical level, but also very relevant to many career streams coming up. There is demand for people that truly understand Gender theory, intersectionality and what true inclusion looks like. Gender, Development and Globalisation in particular provides you with a global view on how these interact with economics, trade and politics which I personally have found very useful for my work.

On a personal level, I feel this course has given me a lot of confidence and strength to deliver high standards and also stand up for myself and my team when required.

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