Violet Yigha Fokum
Biographic Data
| ID | 6380937 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Violet Yigha Fokum |
| GIVEN NAMES | Violet Yigha |
| FAMILY NAME | Fokum |
| SIGNATURE | FOKUM V Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Buea |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
‘Not recognized as competent’: Women’s struggles for leadership in Cameroon’s Anglo-Saxon universities
Despite global and national commitments to gender equality, women remain starkly under-represented in senior academic leadership within Cameroon’s Anglo-Saxon universities. This study investigates the persistent gender gap at the University of Buea and the University of Bamenda, drawing on qualitative interviews with 24 academic staff. The study adopts a narrative interview with 24 staff currently or previously holding academic and administrative…
Increasing women's representation in the Cameroon parliament: Do numbers really matter
Water Crisis and Options for Effective Water Provision in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas in Cameroon
About 58% of inhabitants of Sub-Saharan Africa, including Cameroon, have no access to potable water. The water sector in Cameroon has undergone restructuring in the wake of public-sector reforms and privatization. This article examines the extent to which privatization of water management has impacted on water crisis in peri-urban areas. It is framed within the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by half the proportion of peopl…
Water Crisis and Options for Effective Water Provision in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas in Cameroon
About 58% of inhabitants of Sub-Saharan Africa, including Cameroon, have no access to potable water. The water sector in Cameroon has undergone restructuring in the wake of public-sector reforms and privatization. This article examines the extent to which privatization of water management has impacted on water crisis in peri-urban areas. It is framed within the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by half the proportion of peopl…
Increasing women's representation in the Cameroon parliament: Do numbers really matter
‘Not recognized as competent’: Women’s struggles for leadership in Cameroon’s Anglo-Saxon universities
Despite global and national commitments to gender equality, women remain starkly under-represented in senior academic leadership within Cameroon’s Anglo-Saxon universities. This study investigates the persistent gender gap at the University of Buea and the University of Bamenda, drawing on qualitative interviews with 24 academic staff. The study adopts a narrative interview with 24 staff currently or previously holding academic and administrative…
Gender Politics and Representation (2 works) · Action (physics) (1 works) · African history and culture studies (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 works) · Context (archaeology) (1 works) · Development economics (1 works) · Economic growth (1 works) · Economics (1 works) · Economy (1 works)