The impact of academic women in the higher education contexts in Africa
July 17 | 11:45
This public roundtable is hosted as part of the eighth workshop on women's academic careers in Africa, hosted by the Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) in collaboration with the German Historical Institute in Paris (IHA), the Marc Bloch Centre Berlin (CMB), the Heinrich Böll Foundation Senegal (HBS), the University Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) and the University of Ghana, Legon. The round table will take place in Dakar (in French) and will also be transmitted online via zoom (on zoom with English translation).
The round table examines how to increase and promote women’s academic leadership in African universities. (i) First of all, the speakers share their thoughts on how to build an academic career in African higher education contexts. What are the different challenges which women face? What are the structural challenges that characterise the professional environment at African universities, and how can a balance be created between different professional, social and family responsibilities? (ii) Secondly, the round table addresses the question of how women academics can assert and increase their influence in university decision-making institutions and acquire positions of power in African academic environments. Given that women are often in the minority in academic institutions, does this not represent a major obstacle in the competition for (s)elections that are often dominated by men? How can this challenge be addressed? (iii) Finally, the round table asks how to increase not only visibility, but also solidarity among scholars at African universities. How can female scholars make an impact, be heard and seen, while also supporting other colleagues? How to create, together with women and men, a more inclusive and balanced university environment.
► Link to paricipate online: video conference.
Speakers:
- Dr. Sadio Ba Gning, Université Gaston Berger, Saint Louis (Sénégal)
- Prof. Benedicta Adokarley Lomotey, Université de Ghana, Legon (Ghana)
- Prof. Yvette Onibon Doubogan, Université de Parakou, Parakou (Benin)
Panel Chair:
- Dr. Awa Diop, IFAN, Dakar
MC:
- Dr. Susann Baller, CMB, Berlin
With welcome notes by Prof. Grace Diabah (MIASA, University of Ghana) and Dr. Barrel Guèye (UCAD, Dakar).
Organizer
Dr. Susann Baller (CMB Berlin), Prof. Grace Diabah (MIASA, UG), Dr. Awa Diop (HBS), Dr. Barrel Guèye (UCAD), Hannah Tulay (IHA), Aissatou Seck (UCAD)
Contact
Susann Baller
susann.baller ( at ) cmb.hu-berlin.de
Partners
Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA), l’Institut historique allemand de Paris (IHA), la Fondation Heinrich Böll Sénégal (HBS), l’Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) et l’Université du Ghana, Legon