Ep. 30: International's Women's Day Special: From robotics to plastic-free periods with Saathi Pads Founder & CEO, Kristin Kagetsu

When my guest Kristin Kagetsu left her previous job, she made a wish list for what her next role should include: Product Development / Mechanical Engineering Social enterprise in India Opportunity to learn and grow Sustainable development Women’s empowerment What’s incredible is that Kristin created this role by launching a new social enterprise that also provides similarly meaningful work opportunities for others. Kristin left her steady job in the US and moved to Ahmedabad in Gujarat to address the gaps in both access and sustainability of sanitary pads for women. Hear how she used her MIT-training to design an innovative, zero-waste solution to the environmental and health issues women face in rural India (turning banana fibres that would be discarded into chemical and plastic-free sanitary pads). Thrilled to bring you this inspiring conversation in honor of International Women’s Day March 8! Kristin joined me on the line from Oslo, and the connection wasn’t great, but I couldn’t bear not to share this conversation. I hope she will join me again when we have better audio quality, but do listen to and share this one in the meantime! As always, you can hear the full episode below, on your favorite podcast app, or on www.theindianedit.com and please do subscribe, so you don’t miss an episode!