This paper will examine gender disparities in Ghana's tertiary education system and make the case that, while a great deal of progress has been made, gender inequality remains an issue that must continue to be monitored. The author of this paper had the pleasure of participating in a short-term, faculty-led, study abroad experience in Ghana in…

Quantitative increases tell a partial story about the quality of women's participation in higher education. Women students' reporting of sexual harassment has been noteworthy in a recent study that I directed on widening participation in higher education in Ghana and Tanzania. The hierarchical and gendered power relations within universities have…