Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Ghana, Patricia Obo-Nai, has advocated for a change in the status quo regarding careers in science and technology.
Over the years, girls and women have been discouraged from studying science and eventually taking up careers in the field.
The successful engineer who won the 'Woman of the Year' at this year's EMY Awards Africa believes the narrative should change.
In her year group, she is one of the six female students out of 48 who pursued Electrical Engineering at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
In an interview on Thursday with JoyNews' Lexis Bill on Joy FM's Personality Profile, Mrs Obo-Nai explained why science and technology is a male-dominated field in Ghana.
She believes society builds excuses and myths around studying Mathematics and Science, branding it as difficult.
Unfortunately, many female youth fall prey and eventually bury the interest of venturing into a field that has proven to be the future. Only a few girls successfully jump the hurdles of such negativity.
In a bid to diffuse the wrong perception that engineering is gender-based, the Ghana Institution of Engineers member said there are many opportunities to explore.
Making a solid case on why women should be an integral part of technology, she argued that in a household, "the woman has the blender, stove, oven, washing machine, dishwasher, dryer, curler, and you're not allowing her to shape the technology that she's going to use? Allow the women to come into shaping the things that they us".
Mrs Obo-Nai is among the few female students to have attended Presbyterian Boys Senior High School after completing St. Roses Girls Senior High School.
She drew inspiration from her father, a civil engineer, stayed dedicated to the path of science, and eventually graduated from KNUST with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
Her career in telecommunication spans over two decades.
Latest Stories
-
PFAG urges gov’t to channel resources meant for 40th Farmers’ Day to tackle ‘galamsey’
2 mins -
Putin congratulates Trump, says he’s ready to speak to him
7 mins -
Health Services Workers issue ultimatum to gov’t over stalled agreement negotiations
12 mins -
Akufo-Addo approves upgrade of Districts, Municipalities
22 mins -
Damongo is secured for NPP – Jinapor declares
49 mins -
Electrochem Ghana Limited to employ 3,200 local workers in Ada for salt harvesting season
1 hour -
2024 University of Ghana Community Games launched
1 hour -
Human Rights Court throws out Charles Bissue’s charge against OSP
2 hours -
Expediting prosecution processes key to tackling galamsey – Godfred Dame
2 hours -
Everything in Moderation – What Does it Mean?
2 hours -
Green Ambassadors Programme empowers Accra’s young girls as climate leaders
3 hours -
UNEP’s 2024 adaptation gap report calls for urgent action on climate finance at COP29
3 hours -
Hollywood actor Oris Erhuero helped us buy our first camera -Twindontbeg
3 hours -
I started smoking marijuana when I was 13 years old – Nigel Gaisie
4 hours -
2024 WASSCE: WAEC fears results will be delayed due to GH₵166m debt owed them by gov’t
4 hours