1. Early life and education

2. Publications

3. Administrative positions

4. References

Abiola Odejide is an Emeritus Professor of Communication and Language Arts at University of Ibadan. She was previously the Deputy Vice Chancellor at the university and was the first woman to attain such position at the 58 years old university.

Early life and education

Odejide had her first degree in English, graduating with a second class upper at University of Ibadan in 1968. She then proceeded to University of Leeds to obtain a master's degree in Linguistics and English Language Teaching, finishing with distinction in 1974. Her PhD thesis on Children literature was completed at Ibadan in 1986. She became a full professor at University of Ibadan in 1991.^[1]

Publications

In a 2014 article titled "What can a woman do?" Gender norms in a Nigerian university written for Feminist Africa, Odejide opined that gender discrimination which is contrary to the constitution of the university remains a prevalent issue in the school. She identified mindsets that labelled women as "quarrelsome", "less academically gifted", "shallow thinkers" and "being malicious" as responsible for the retainment of the biased gender hierarchical ideologies. She also noted that despite the educational exposure of an academic community such as Unibadan, its inhabitants still allow tradition that pose gender supremacy play a major role in her affairs. In her recommendation, she proposed an entrepreneurial program that will improve the self-sufficiency of women. She also advocated for effective policies by management that will promote gender equality.^[2]

In 2017, Odejide gave a lecture at a conference tagged Thirty Years on: What Do Women Want, What Should Women Want?. In her speech, she admonished Nigerian government to make decisive decisions that will promote gender fairness. She gave examples of women head of state around the world as an example of how Nigeria can be better when women are goiven the opportunity. She also decried the cabinet of the president as having lower percentage of women than his predecessors, explaining that it shows a lack of belief in women.^[3]

Administrative positions

Odejide was the first female deputy vice chancellor at University of Ibadan.^[4] Additionally, she has previously held various core positions at the university including director, Distance Learning Center. She retired from the Unibadan in November 2011^[5]

References

• Jus singulare
• Jussi Nuorela
• Jussi Parikka
• Jussi Pernaa
• Jussi Rynnas
• Jussi Rynnäs
• Jussishirt
• Jussi Sukselainen
• Jussi Sydaenmaa
• Jussi Tapio
• Jussi Vaananen
• Jussi Vaeaenaenen
• Jussi Vasara
• Jussi Wickstroem
• Jussi Wickstrom
• Jussi Äijälä
• Jus solis
• Jusso Puustinen
• Jus spolii
• Jus strictum
• Jussy, Aisne
• Jussy-Champagne
• Jussy (disambiguation)
• Jussy-le-Chaudrier
• Jussy, Moselle