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Women occupy very few academic jobs in Ghana. Culture and society's expectations are to blame

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par Desmond Tutu Ayentimi, Senior Lecturer in Management, University of Tasmania

In many parts of the world, men dominate the higher education sector. A 2022 UNESCO report found that, globally, fewer than two out of five senior academics are women. In an earlier report it showed that less than 30% of the world’s researchers are women.

Ghana is no exception. The country has made some progress in improving gender parity and inclusion through various national…

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