Education experts Adefunke Ekine and Ayotola Aremu discuss the systemic biases African girls face that discourage them from pursuing an education in STEM and share strategies for increasing female enrollment in those topics, including embedding STEM in games, and exposing young girls to female role models, mentors, and teachers.
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Authors
Ayotola Aremu
Professor of Educational Technology
- University of Ibadan
Adefunke Ekine
Associate Professor of Childhood Education
- Tai Solarin University of Education,
2013 Echidna Global Scholar
- Center for Universal Education
Aloysius Uche Ordu
Director
- Africa Growth Initiative,
Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development
@AloysiusOrdu
Commentary
PodcastMaking the future of African STEM female
Ayotola Aremu,
Ayotola Aremu
Professor of Educational Technology
- University of Ibadan
Adefunke Ekine, and
Adefunke Ekine
Associate Professor of Childhood Education
- Tai Solarin University of Education,
2013 Echidna Global Scholar
- Center for Universal Education
Aloysius Uche Ordu
Aloysius Uche Ordu
Director
- Africa Growth Initiative,
Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development
@AloysiusOrdu
August 17, 2022