Takyiwaa Manuh

"The competitive spirit among the students in my alma mater encouraged me to work hard all the time."

"Ghanaian women have served Ghana, They have served in our communities, our mothers, Because we don’t give them names, the home economist, and the human resource managers in our homes who are able to make magic with often very meagre resources."

"Because I like reading, I travelled in my mind and got into the world the book talked about. That gingered my power of imagination and broadened my outlook."

"Dont only think of succeeding in what you are doing but excel in it and use your position to solve problem."

"I don’t believe that you would find any institution in the world where concurrently, the Vice-Chancellor, the Registrar, the Chancellor, the Chair of Counsel, the Chief Academic Officer and the Legal Counsel are all female."

"Higher education is dynamic. Therefore, the kind of skills set needed by our students some two decades ago are not the same as contemporary times."

"We have a lot of qualified women in Ghana."

"I am pleased with how women are taking over male-dominated roles in society."

"Last year, there was a hike when we had a trio of female principal officers appointed or come into office at the University of Ghana. This was the first not only for Ghana, but in the world."

"There are a lot of qualified persons in the country, with women not being an exception. It is a positive thing that should be encouraged."

"They were also the people who were active in the various community organizations that they had helped set up. Newer residents consisted of men and women some of whom had previously lived in Nigeria, Gabon or another African country. They had arrived in Canada by way of Italy, Belgium or Holland, often with no valid documents (see also Konadu-Agyemang on “step-wise migration” in this issue)."

"Ghana has underperformed in legislating the Affirmative Action Bill."