Takyiwaa Manuh

Takyiwaa Manuh (born May 1952) is Ghanaian academic and author. She is an Emerita Professor of the University of Ghana, and until her retirement in May 2017, she served as the Director of the Social Development Policy Division, of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She was also the Director of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana from 2002 to 2009. She is a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Quotes
Prof. Takyiwaa Manuh talk Interview on qualified women in Ghana.
 * Ghanaian women have served Ghana, They have served in our communities, our mothers, Because we don’t give them names, the home economist, and the human resource managers in our homes who are able to make magic with often very meagre resources.


 * "Because I like reading, I travelled in my mind and got into the world the book talked about. That gingered my power of imagination and broadened my outlook."


 * The competitive spirit among the students in my alma mater encouraged me to work hard all the time.

 Prof. Emerita Takyiwaa Manuh advise to younger ones
 * Don't only think of succeeding in what you are doing but excel in it and use your position to solve problem.


 * Higher education is dynamic. Therefore, the kind of skills set needed by our students some two decades ago are not the same as contemporary times. Professor Emerita Takyiwaa Manuh, says the nation must constantly review her higher education policies to be in tune with emerging global trends.