"My leadership journey in advocating for the diversity of women in the industry began during my PhD, when I realised the difficulties of being a woman in a male dominated field."

"The underrepresentation of female engineering students led me to co-found the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Club at Victoria University."

"I began engagements with Women in STEMM Australia (WISA), in 2018."

"I was appointed to the board as a director in 2019 which I still serve to date."

"I also realised that the conversations about gender equity often exclude the intersections of gender like race, ethnicity, and disability."

"That showed only 29 percent of the STEM workforce identifies as women and 56 percent of university educated women in STEM were born overseas."

"Conversations about gender equity often exclude the intersections of gender like race, ethnicity, and disability."

"The discussion around diversity and inclusion has increased in recent times yet the dial has barely shifted for women in STEM."

"When it comes to leadership, the best advice I’ve embraced is to be visible and use your privilege to advocate for positive change."

"Considering the current STEM skills shortage."

"Changing with the initiatives we have launched at iSTEM Co., as well as other initiatives like STEM sisters, DCA CARM program."

"The awareness we are generating in the STEM community, but we still have a long way to go."

"Despite the odds, women should persist and continue to prove that when they lead."

"This has resulted in an unequal power relationship between women and men, social norms decrease, education and paid employment opportunities for women."

"They bring transformational changes to entire communities and the world at large."

"The only way women’s contribution to national development can be appreciated is by electing a woman as president."

"HOBs had to get other HOBs from other countries and that is how Nigeria and Ghana got involved."

"Only 10 women across Nigeria got elected into the House of Representatives with 360 members, while only six women got into the Senate with 109 members."

"So it is time for us to start looking within and to find solutions within ourselves and some vulnerable groups in remote areas to know some of their problems."

"Collaborated with London School of Tropical Medicine and discovered that certain diseases were found in Africa."

"Our objective is to look into issues related to communicable diseases, maternal and child health and even non communicable disease and access to quality healthcare."

"We were awarded a research grant by World Health Organisation (WHO), to research in Social Innovation in Health"

"When they started working in these countries, WHO decided that they should also increase the number of countries that can use this initiative."

"We are team of researchers at Nnamdi Azikiwe University."

"Social innovation in health started in 2014 and at that time WHO."

"During my research, I found out that poverty seemed to have the face of a woman"

"When I asked myself, 'what do you really want to do', I enjoyed teaching Sunday school classes, I always loved research, I loved being in the library, I loved finding out, and I told myself, look, if this is what you want to do, if you have just one chance again in life to get it right, what would you do? So I told myself, I want to do research and I want to be in academia"

"But my mother, because she was working in the bank, and then she had more demand on her time, was quite impatient with my incessant questions"

"The difference in our heights was getting closer. So I, you know, as a child, I didn't realize I was getting taller. So I asked my grandmom, why are you getting shorter? Because to me, I could see that she seemed to be getting shorter. And then she simply told me that when people get older, they get shorter. She (grandmother) was more patient with me”"

"When I looked at statistics, from what they were saying, it was more like everywhere you go, you could do statistics"

"When I was a child, I remember my mother sometimes exclaiming that I was too inquisitive. They always complained about my inquisitiveness. I always wanted to ask questions"

"As a nation, our ability to harness technology to address food security challenges is essential for sustainable development."

"If we implement initiatives at the federal level without involving the states, the impact will be minimal. Most of our students come from the states, so collaboration with state stakeholders is crucial."

"The art of make-up in the theater has always been an indispensable factor in the communication of human experiences to an audience."

"Our learning process is exceedingly interactive. It involves the best Faculty around and we see ourselves competing favourably with the Ivy League universities such as Harvard, Stanford and Cambridge as well as Oxford Universities among others."

"Looking at the journey since we started academic works with 240 students in 2010 and being what we are today as a university, I can say without any fear of contradiction that the immediate future is very bright for us."

"...remind you that I am one of the pioneer staff of the university. I remember how we used to navigate our way into the thick forest inhabited by reptiles and wild animals in those days. When I juxtapose the state-of-the-art buildings, the well manicured lawns, the well-trimmed trees and shrubs as well as the well macadamized road of today with those days of little beginnings, my heart oozes with immeasurable and indescribable joy"

"To remain relevant, the African make-up artist must evolve practical options. Being home-grown, uli has the potential of being most suited to the African skin. * This study investigates the potentials of uli as an alternative make-up material in contemporary African theater practice and fills the gap created by the noticeable dearth of relevant works in the area of make-up."

"My attention has been drawn to an article regarding my endorsement of a certain political party and its presidential candidate ahead of the 2023 general elections,” the statement reads."

"This project investigates uli as body design, and subsequently opens up new opportunities for re-imagining this traditional design idiom in contemporary artistic setting."

"Tertiary institutions have witnessed some improvement in recent years. However, challenges that range from frequent strikes to a lack of funding have plagued the university system for years."

"Our educational system leans heavily towards academics and learning by rote, leaving little room for initiative. I fear this may produce a set of graduates who are unable to think outside the box and who struggle with problem solving in real life. We are producing graduates who may not have skills such as creative problem solving, adaptability and initiative."

"The majority of youth who get absorbed by tertiary institutions are trained with a theoretical or academic emphasis. Therefore, they may not be equipped with relevant competencies in order to be employable, further exacerbating the problem of youth unemployment. Another major challenge we face is the passive outlook of regulators, who are slow to set higher standards so that our graduates can compete with their peers globally."

"Nigerian secondary and tertiary institutions have important roles to play in preparing students for professional life. The curriculum for secondary education seems adequate, however, the measure of quality has been reduced to strictly academic concerns. This trend is evident not only in public schools but also in private schools."

"The primary function of education is to equip a society with the intellectual manpower to effect change and drive industries, stimulating innovation and creating opportunities for the future. Nigeria is faced with a serious challenge: a large percentage of our youth are unemployed, while employers are constantly searching for skilled employees to no avail."

"Our educational system lacks robustness as it is largely geared towards a narrow focus. In the majority of schools, the emphasis is on maths and English, overlooking international languages and extracurricular activities such as music, sports and the arts."