Dorothy Takyiakwaa
Assistant Teaching Professor of African Studies
Area(s) of Specialization: African urbanities and urbanisms, Migrations and social mobility, Social networks, Collective action, Gender, and Sexuality
Professional Bio
Dorothy Takyiakwaa is an Urban and Feminist Sociologist who holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Her major research interests are in the areas of African urbanities, migration and social mobility, social networks, gender, and sexualities. She critically explores these mainly from southern and decolonial perspectives. Over the years, Dorothy’s research has spanned the relationship between gender socialization and gender-based violence; narrative and hegemonies of feminist discourse, socio-cultural and economic issues of women empowerment; women leadership in education; commercialization and agricultural livelihoods; collective action and social networks.