Daniela Kaisth, Vice President for Strategic Development at IIE, writes about her participation in the panel "From Higher Education to Women’s Leadership" convened by the Open a Door Foundation during the 58th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations. "The real star of the show was Simin Wahdat," writes Kaisth, who shares the Open a Door alumna’s story of her journey from Afghanistan to the United States.