Gender interventions impel females to leadership – Prof. Nsoh

Professor Nsor, College Principal

College Principal of Languages Education of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Ajumako Campus, Professor Avea Ephraim Nsoh said that the emergence of Gender Mainstreaming Directorate at the college has been helpful in propelling more women to be leaders at the university.

He said his vision to have the unit at the college was essentially to help involve more women in the affairs of the university, adding that; he was happy to have achieved that dream.

Professor Nsoh said this in an exclusive interview with Kwesi Bamfo, a freelance journalist at the Video Conferencing Room at Ajumako during a workshop for Junior Staff of the University on how they could upgrade themselves to earn promotion.

He revealed that the intervention of Gender Mainstreaming at the college has enlightened women to compete with the men for position(s), adding; such competition has led to the success of the college. 

“I am very excited that the Gender Mainstreaming in Winneba has joined our Gender Unit Officer here to discuss issues of gender. As a college in community like Ajumako and its surroundings, we are very much interested in gender issues.

“The first thing we did was to initiate the effort to try and get Gender Unit as we were the only college lacking but we are fortunate to have it now. The next thing we are trying to do is to support the student leadership particularly the Women’s Commissioner and all other women leadership to see how best they can incorporate gender issues in their programmes. Currently, the Women’s Commissioner has brought a proposal to put up a crèche or a day care centre for children on this campus which we are working assiduously on it.” He hinted.

Obaapanin Adu Oforiwaa, Acting Director, Gender Mainstreaming Direcotrate

Acting Director of Gender Mainstreaming Directorate, Obaapanin Adu Oforiwaa expressed her joy for the opportunity given her to share and sensitize the Junior Staff of the University on gender issues. 

She explained that gender was different from sex. She added that gender was not meant for women only.

According to her, “sex is the biological identification of what determines masculine or feminine whereas gender is society’s perception or view to recognize a male or a female.” She therefore, concluded that “sex is fixed while gender is subject to change”.

From left Mr. Akrono, Prof. Nsoh, Obaapanin and Mrs. Kaitoo

In attendance were College Registrar, Mr. Francis Narh Akrono, Gender Coordinator, Ms. Cecilia Tomekyin and Assistant Registrar of Human Resource, Mrs. Patricia Kaitoo. 

Some Junior Staff present