Foot in the door is a podcast geared towards educating young people in finding their career path. Each episode we interview special guests from a particular field that you might be interested in, and hopefully, that sets you on a journey where you are able to study and find out what it is you want to do in your career.

This episode we interview Tamara Dancheva, a Human Rights expert!

BIO: As International Relations Manager at GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communications Association), Ms Dancheva is responsible for driving efforts to bridge the digital gender gap on behalf of the global mobile industry by promoting & advancing GSMA’s engagement with key stakeholders & influencers on an international level.

As a consultant for Liberal International, she has led the development and implementation of the first of its kind political party gender-based inclusivity barometer: a self-assessment tool, which allows political parties to identify challenges and barriers to diversity and inclusivity inside their structures.

Previously, she served as Head of the Human Rights Programme of Liberal International (LI) for 8 years. As the organisation’s main human rights expert, she was responsible for driving policy proposals among liberal parties, human rights parliamentary caucuses and relevant international stakeholders in the area of Women’s Rights, LGBTI Rights, Responsibility to Protect and Freedom of Belief.

Ms. Dancheva is originally from Sofia, Bulgaria and holds a Master’s Degree in Politics and Government in the European Union from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business from Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.