WLA 2018 Report - Draft 1-2

Therefore, there is a need to unravel the
uncertainty around the female student
experience and and put numbers around gender
parity issues in ALU. The WLA report aims to do
just this by analysing the female student
experience holistically by identifying key
differences between the female and male
student experience.
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Our hope is that this will enable us to identify
key challenges in the female student experience
at ALU, which if rectified, can significantly
empower students to not only excel at ALU but
also beyond.
Globally, while more women than men were
enrolling in universities in 97 countries, women
only made up majority of leaders in 4 countries
(World Economic Forum, 2016). We believe that
by improving the female student experience at
university level, we can better prepare women
to excel in the workplace and increase women in
leadership.
The WLA report is a powerful tool to ensure that
the female student experience is optimized
through deliberate implementation of
data-driven, research-based insights and
recommendations. This shall in turn enable
ALU’s leadership, staff and students alike to
have a clear picture of key improvement areas
and take informed action steps to creating a
more optimal female student experience at ALU.
Carryl Masibo (left) is a Computer Science
student at ALU. She aims to add value to the
continent by influencing Gender Equality policy
changes (SDG 5) and Decent Work & Economic
Growth (SDG 8) using a data centred approach.
Melissa Kariuki (middle) is a Business
Management student at ALU. She is determined
to drive change on the African continent through
leading groundbreaking, technology-centred
companies and uplifting women and girls.
Hawi Tiyo (right) is ar Business Management
student at ALU. She is passionate about Africa's
transformation and aspires to create impact
through strategy advisory work focused on
women and youth empowerment.
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