By | July 5, 2018

Gender Mainstreaming Directorate Organises Workshop for UEW Female Senior Members

Female senior members (Teaching and Non-teaching) of the University of Education, Winneba, have been encouraged by the Registrar to do more research and write articles in their respective areas in order to climb the academic ladder in their careers. This was said at a three-day workshop organized by the Gender Mainstreaming Directorate of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) from Tuesday 19th June, to Thursday 21st June, 2018. The workshop comprising of one male and 97 female members from the Winneba and Ajumako campuses, was held at the Registrar’s Conference Room, North Campus – Winneba.

The workshop, which was under the theme “Writing, Critiquing and Publishing a Research Article: Theory and Practice”, was aimed at helping the members learn from an experienced global academic field and share ideas and experiences in research for the progress of their professional careers. This forms part of a series of workshops and programmes held for staff of the University of Education, Winneba to create a platform of support for female senior members to climb up to the highest pinnacle of their careers.

In her Welcome Address, the Acting Director of Health Services of UEW, Dr. Beth Offei-Awuku, on behalf of the Registrar, Surv. Paul Osei-Barima Esq. expressed her excitement on seeing a platform of that nature created for females, especially those pursuing careers in academia which provides a defense for women to combine their personal and professional lives successfully and be productive in both areas. She encouraged all female senior members; both teaching and non-teaching, especially, those in the lower ranks and those due for promotion, to engage the resource persons and participate fully in all activities. She concluded that women though multitasked and faced with a lot of challenges, should not be left at the bottom in their academic careers.

Dr. Beth Offei-Awuku, (first from the right) Director of Health Services,UEW

Dr. Offei-Awuku hoped that in a few years’ females, with the support of the Gender Directorate, will progress in their careers. She commended the Gender Mainstreaming Directorate for their creativity and commitment to sustain this platform, and asked that it should be extended to Senior and Junior staff with time. She also advised that programmes organised should be tailored to suit unique needs.

Resource Persons for the workshop included; Professor Ama De Graft Aikins, Professor of Social Psychology and Dean of International Programmes at the University of Ghana, Legon; Dr. Edison Pajibo, Institute of Adult Education, University of Ghana and a Research fellow at the Centre for Education Policy Studies (CEPS); and Dr. Ernestina K. Dankyi, also a research fellow at the Centre of Social Policy Studies, University of Ghana.