Roshan Mashal is the Chair of the Women’s Global Consultation. She is an intellectual and staunch defender of women’s rights in Afghanistan, hails from Kabul and holds a degree in journalism from Kabul University. With a background in radio and news agencies, her passion for women’s participation in social affairs led her to join the Afghan Women’s Network in 2010. Over the years, she served in various capacities within Afghan Women’s Network (AWN), including Networking Manager, Advocacy Manager, and Deputy Director.

In addition to her work with AWN, Mashal has been actively involved as board member in numerous organizations and coalitions, such as Afghanistan Mechanism for Inclusive Peace (AMIP), Central Afghanistan Welfare Committee) CAWC), the New Afghanistan Women Association ( NAWA), the Empowerment Center for Women ( ECW), and members of the civil society committee in the High council, Center for the Protection of Afghan Women Journalist ( CPAWJ), and ANEC(Afghan National Education Coalition) and She was a technical committee member for the 1325 National Action Plan for Afghanistan. For more than a decade she had an active role in designing and implementing many projects for mobilization of women, advocacy for women’s rights, peacebuilding, women’s empowerment, and coalition building. She has also been a member of active advocacy platforms such as the Intersectional Feminist Collective (IFC), Together Stronger, Afghan Women Leaders Forum (AWLF), Our Voice, Future, and the White Scarves Community. https://onwardforafghanwomen.org. Recognized for her exceptional dedication, Mashal has been honored with awards from the Afghan Women’s Network, Women Regional Network, Kabul Municipality, Ministry of Economy, and PSSWDO. Notably, Mashal received the Advocacy Award for Exceptional Service from Refugees International on May 2022, alongside Hillary Clinton. Advocacy Awards: Afghanistan — Refugees International, Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC), and Education First in 2023.

Residing in the U.S., Mashal serves as a Specialist in the Department of Gender, Women + Sexuality Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), where she continues her unwavering commitment to advancing women’s rights in Afghanistan and beyond. Currently, she is working on the RUG project WomenOral History (celebrate the resilience of Afghan women, promote global unity, and guide efforts for social change).
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