Ghana’s Vice President-elect, Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, vowed in her victory speech to help other women succeed in her history-making role by holding the door open.

Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, Ghana’s first female Vice President-Elect, is being widely praised for her significant contributions to education and politics in the country. However, a common misconception has emerged that she was the first woman to serve as Minister of Education in Ghana, particularly in light of her recent…

In 2008, she became the first woman to lead a public university in Ghana, serving as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast.