SENIOR UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS EXPLORE HOW TO INCREASE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF FEMALE STAFF AND STUDENTS
October 2nd, 2021
Somalia universities are developing innovative ways to attract and retain women in their higher education sector either as students, administrators or as part of the teaching staff. In this way, higher education institutions in this country that is still recovering from civil strife and armed unrest, are seeking to undermine the lack of positive policies and ongoing discrimination preventing women undertaking higher learning and gaining academic jobs in Somalia.
Simad University, a private institution based in the capital Mogadishu, is one body developing ...
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