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Women demand support for higher education
The government has been urged to develop deliberate policies to support women pursue higher education. A Senior Lecturer at Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Dr Gifty Oforiwaa Gyamera, who made the call, said that would help bridge the gender parity gap at the higher education level. She said this at a forum last Tuesday to discuss the gender inequality gap in higher education and measures to address it. It was under the Gender Equity and Women in Higher Education Writing Programme, and sponsored by the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education (CEEHE) at University of Newcastle, Australia. The programme which was developed by the Director of CEEHE, Professor Penny-Jane Burke, and Dr Gyamera, aimed at creating collaboration and mentoring opportunities for women in higher education.
CEEHE has adapted the research Writing Programme for Widening Participation Practitioners to engage women in higher education with the critical theoretical tools to examine questions of gender equity in a collaborative space of co-mentoring and exchange of women’s differently located experiences across a two different national contexts of Australia and Ghana and a range of disciplinary fields. Dr Gyamera observed that there were more male lecturers than female lecturers at higher education level which ought to be addressed. “Now you cannot teach without PhD at the University and so there must be conscious effort by the government or stakeholders to promote female in higher education to pursue their PhD,” she stated. In view of this, she said scholarships must be provided for women to pursue their PhD in order to be at par with their male counterparts at the higher education level. She suggested that the number of ‘academic papers’
that women PhD holders needed to publish to be promoted, though debatable could be reduced for them and urged women to collaborate with their counterparts both in and outside the country to co-author academic publications. At the institutional level, she said, organisations needed to support their female staff to pursue higher education to help train more female lecturers.
“There should also be deliberate policies to emphasise mentorship and coaching particularly for the early career academics,” she added. The Human Resource Director at GIMPA, Mrs Victoria Kumbuor also said academic work at the higher education level favoured men than women. She proposed that “Professors should pair with women who have the capacity to write academic papers for
publication.” That, Mrs Kumbuor said, would help equip them to assume leadership positions at the higher education level. “We do not say that standards must be lowered for women but what we are asking for is support be provided for women to be able to meet those criteria so that they could assume leadership positions and the gap can be bridged,” she added.
By Vivian Arthur
Ghana’s First Lady, Lordina Mahama, has made a generous donation to the country’s national female Under-17 and Under-20 teams – Black Maidens and Black Princesses- as they continue preparations for major international assignments.
The donation, made on Friday, May 22, was presented on behalf of the First Lady by the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, at the GFA Technical Centre in Prampram.
The gesture forms part of efforts to motivate and support Ghana’s young female footballers as they prepare to represent the country on the international stage.
The donation included essential food items and toiletries aimed at supporting the welfare and well-being of the players and technical teams.
The donation included cartons of Milo, T-rolls, soft drinks, toiletries, and a range of essential supplies aimed at supporting the welfare of the players, enhancing camp conditions, and easing preparations ahead of their respective assignments.
The Black Maidens are currently engaged in preparations for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers and are set to take on Liberia women’s national under-17 football team in the second-leg encounter in Liberia this weekend.
Meanwhile, the Black Princesses have already secured qualification to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after overcoming Uganda in the qualifiers, extending Ghana’s remarkable record to eight consecutive appearances at the tournament.
The donation by the First Lady was expected to boost morale within both camps while reinforcing national support for the young female footballers who continue to make the country proud.
The prosecution has officially rested its case in The Republic v Solomon Asamoah & Another, the high-profile legal battle commonly referred to as the “Sky Train” case.
The Deputy Attorney General Justice Srem Sai announced the development, praising the state’s team of hard-working prosecutors for successfully anchoring the state’s evidence before the High Court.
The criminal trial centers on the former Chief Executive Officer and the former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF).
The duo stands accused of illegally authorizing and paying out US$2 million to a foreign company without obtaining board directives or other mandatory statutory approvals.
State investigators have confirmed that the disbursed millions cannot be found.
Following the closure of the prosecution’s case, the accused persons moved the court for an opportunity to file a submission of no case.
The presiding judge granted the application, ordering the defense to submit their arguments by June 8.
The outcome of the June 8 filings will decide the fate of the trial:
With this, if the judge finds the defense’s submission convincing, the accused will be acquitted and discharged however, If the judge dismisses the submission, the court will order the accused officials to take the stand and explain why they should not face prison sentences.
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