WiSE insights Africa : beyond the bias & barriers - promoting the desire of women scientists

Abstract

This third issue of ‘Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Insights Africa’ shines the spotlight on two exceptional women, a scientist and an engineer in Benin and Ghana, who have excelled in their professional careers over the years. Prof Dr. Sylvie Eliane Ghislaine Hounzangbe Adote is a female scientist from the Republic of Benin. She is an animal scientist and has worked with young scientists to mentor them. The other, Ing. Dr. Inyonam Kpekpena is a classic example of a Ghanaian female engineer who has excelled in engineering, one of the challenging fields of STEM. Dr. Kpekpena is a well recognized Network Engineer and a member of several professional bodies.