Impact of COVID- 19 on Female Academia in West African Universities

Abstract

Covid-19 have ravaged the world and its impact cut across all works of life more particularly it has affected the educational sector in no small measure. The closure of schools, school attendance, teacher's training, enrollment into schools and academic research has revealed how Covid-19 has affected the universities. The propensity of the impact of the virus between the male and female academia differs in no small measures. The extent to which it has impacted the female academia in West African University forms the focus of this research. The study is conducted in Anglophone West Africa Universities; Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria. The study is basically a theoretical and qualitative research and relies mainly on documentary evidence. This involves content analysis of relevant materials that will be collected. The study revealed that COVID-19 has affected the female academia in the performance of both domestic and official duties. The study therefore concluded that female academia in West Africa have negatively been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The study recommended among others that training on modern education skills be done so that the female academia can appreciate and survive the new normal.