Adidja Amani

"It’s being able to make data speak and give an objective meaning to what is happening. I enjoy informing policy. I like the fact that curiosity, or a simple observation can lead to a discovery. I enjoy writing and publishing research articles which make your work known worldwide."

"I also mentor other women in health research to help them shine and run an empowerment programme for girls in rural areas where we award those who are excelling."

"“Educate our boys — educate men around the world to be agents of change by supporting women.”"

"“We don’t have infrastructure to support young mums in Ghana.”"

"We can't rely on men. They are busy themselves looking for money to be able to keep their family. So women, and particularly working women, will benefit if you have, like, at work some places where we can keep our breast milk, some places where we can breastfeed, some places where we know that our children are safe, and then by the end of the day probably leave and take them home."

"The burden of motherhood falls heavily on women. I think that's one of the reason that we don't have enough women emerging in the careers, particularly in sciences."

"So it's not like a feeling. It’s a fact that women stay at a lower stage or lower rung because of many barriers. And then people who get to the top positions are men. It's a fact."