Fellowships should recognise that women may have different responsibilities when it comes to domestic chores and care of the family. This influences their academic opportunities and career choices.
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Africans rising The Lioness of Dar es Salaam
Barbara Gonzalez has no talent for bowing to the inevitable, neither does the word impossible exist in her vocabulary. At just 30, Gonzalez was appointed the CEO of Tanzania’s 20-time Premier League champions Simba Sporting Club, the first ever woman to hold the CEO position in the country’s top-flight league.
Africans rising UCT researchers shortlisted for prestigious Newton Prize 2020
Two University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers have been selected as finalists for the esteemed Newton Prize 2020.
Africans rising Locals must lead the way to African scientific capacity and solutions
Most efforts in Africa to date have been financially supported and driven from outside the continent.
Africans rising Moves are afoot in Africa to keep more women in science careers
A number of programmes now exist that are helping to close the gender gap in African science, technology, engineering and maths.
Africans rising African farmers are younger than you think. Here is why
Africa is far from having an ageing farming population. What is missing is a critical mass of skilled, young farmers with access to finance who could drive productivity in farming.
Africans rising Breaking down barriers: women’s football in Morocco
Many people around the world would not expect football to be popular among women in conservative Morocco, but it is, in fact, a fast-growing phenomenon.
Africans rising Why one of three African candidates fits the bill as the new head of the WTO
Africa accounts for nearly 27% of the World Trade Organisation’s membership and 35% of members from developing countries, but an African has never run it.
Africans rising Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur is the first Arab woman to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final
25-year-old Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the highest-ranked Arab woman in tennis history, knocked out China’s Wang Qiang to become the first Arab woman to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final.