User:Chiemezie Atama

Chiemezie Atama holds a PhD in Sociology. She is a Senior Lecture and a researcher at the Department of Sociology & Anthropology University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Her areas of research interest include Population, Gender and Development. Chiemezie has taken part in both national and international research. She is a Senior Research Fellow at Gender and Development Studies Research Group at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She is currently working with a team on a research titled “Promoting positive masculinity for sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender equality in informal settlements in selected cities in sub-Saharan Africa”, funded by IDRC. In 2016, she was part of the team that carried out longitudinal evaluation of Women for Women International-Nigeria’s (WfWI-N) Men Engagement Program (MEP) to promote women’s rights and create a gender-balanced society. Some of her works, which involved the use of qualitative and quantitative methods, have been published in peer-reviewed journals. She is also the Founding Director Equity Watch Initiative [E-WIN], a non-governmental organization that is committed to promoting gender equality and empowering women and girls. She has been involved in series of advocacies and consultancy activities on gender related issues. Chiemezie Atama (talk) 16:58, 16 February 2022 (UTC)