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Gladys Kombe – one of Malawi’s only female mechanics

Meet a young woman making things work in a male-dominated trade. Gladys Kombe is a car mechanic in an informal settlement at the foothills of Blantyre's Ndirande mountains. She discusses the importance of gender representation in male-dominated industries and politics.

(Photo: Gladys Kombe outside a mechanic’s workshop in Blantyre, Malawi. Credit: Âé¶¹Éç)

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2 minutes