On EWNET Podcast Episode 6, Dr. Muna Abubeker, the first woman philologist in Ethiopia, shares her journey into the field, her research experiences, and her work in language and cultural studies. She reflects on the challenges and milestones in her career, offering personal insights into her path as a woman researcher. Dr. Muna has reflected her research trajectories that revolves around studying 19th century Harare court documents and shared with Netsanet (PhD) her plans to turn her numerous primary research works that are in draft forms into publications while teaching and mothering six children her complimentary roles that she embraces gracefully.
በዚህ ፖድካስት ክፍል 6፣ የመጀመሪያዋ የኢትዮጵያ ሴት ፊሎሎጂስት ዶ/ር ሙና አቡበከር ስለምርምር ጉዞዋ፣ ስለ ቋንቋና ባህል ጥናት ስራዋ እና ስለ ሴቶች በምርምር ሜዳ ያላቸው ተጋላጭነት በግል ተሞክሯቸው መሰረት ያካፍላሉ። ውይይቱ በዶ/ር ነፃነት ገብረሚካኤል ይካሄዳል።
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Women in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Ethiopia: The case of Addis Ababa University
This preliminary assessment is part of the launch exercise of the Ethiopian Women Researchers’ Network (EWNET). Focusing on Addis Ababa University as a pioneering higher