First Black Woman to Bag Mathematics PhD at Unisa Slays as Professor, While Being Loving Mother & Wife

• One smart lady from Nigeria is doing the absolute most as a mathematics professor at the University of South Africa (Unisa)
• Oghenetega Ighedo became the first black woman to obtain a PhD in mathematics from the institution a few years ago
• The icon explains that her mother, who functioned as a teacher, inspired her love of numbers

A hard-working woman is breaking glass ceilings and slaying hard as a professor of mathematics at the University of South Africa (Unisa).

The inspiring Oghenetega Ighedo became the first black female to obtain a doctoral degree in math from the institution a few years ago.

Talking to All Africa, the brilliant academic noted that it was her mom, who worked as a math teacher, who made her fall in love with numbers:

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“I saw the way she went about teaching, and when I grew older, I thought the way she did math was interesting and I wanted to see if I could do it like her.”

Oghenetega said that she was also motivated to study mathematics because there are few black women undertaking this field, with the hard worker completing her PhD within three years, despite being a mom and wife:

Commenting on a post shared by Women Power Africa on LinkedIn, that honoured the lovely mathematician, online peeps expressed pride for the strong, intelligent black supermom:

Abu Rekiyat Comfort said:

“Congratulations, ma.”

Chuks Oraekwe reacted:

“Congratulations, Prof Oghenetega.”

Donald L reacted:

“I am inspired by your story, mam. Looking forward to continuing my studies.”

Graeme S Thorpe wrote:

“Congratulations. Math was always my bad subject. Obviously, for you, it's at the top! Keep climbing. Stay safe.”

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Despite failing Math in Grade 12, Gauteng woman slays as professor of Mathematics at Unisa, inspires students

Meanwhile, Briefly News also wrote about one woman who resides in Gauteng, who is a true example of how hard work and resilience eventually lead to success.

Despite failing mathematics in Grade 12 and being forced to repeat the year, Dephney Mathebula is now an entire associate professor at Unisa. The hard-working lady now aims to encourage girls from rural areas to take on jobs in STEM.

Source: Briefly News