Her Space with Bridget Mensah: Dr. Jemima Nunoo is redefining what it means for women to wield power
…from academia and executive education to Ghana's Presidency, the former Technical Director for Media and Strategic Communications reflects on ambition, motherhood, influence and building a career without fitting anyone else's mould.
When asked what Ghana had taught her about power, Dr. Jemima Nunoo stopped the question in its tracks. “That's kind of the wrong question to ask me,” she says. “I didn't really learn anything about power from here. I was 29 when I moved here.”
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