Patricia Obo-Nai, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vodafone Ghana, has urged corporate institutions, particularly those in STEM fields, to strive for gender parity by hiring more women.
Patricia issued this call during her remarks at the introduction of the Seats for Ladies in STEM (S4LIS) initiative. The initiative is designed to accelerate Ghana’s development by encouraging women to embrace STEM.
The Vodafone CEO, who doubles as the Chairperson of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, stated that gender inequality in both policy and academia has had a massive effect on the country’s development. It has “undermined the optimal deployment of human capital in numerous countries,” she said.
According to her, Ghana is no different from other Sub-Saharan African nations in that only about 30% of women graduate from postsecondary education in engineering professions. Approximately…
