Oluwayemisi Oluremi Obilade

Oluyemisi Oluremi Obilade is a Nigerian academic, she is a former vice chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED).

Obilade took her first degree in Nigeria before taking her masters at the Harvard Business School in the US and then a doctorate at Judge Business School in Cambridge, United Kingdom.^[1]

Obilade is a Professor of Adult Education and Women Studies from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. She was the Head of Department, Department of Continuing Education at the Obafemi Awolowo University at the time of her appointment as Vice-Chancellor of the Tai Solarin University of Education (in Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun). She holds a Bachelor of Education Degree (History/English, 1980) and a Master of Arts Degree in Adult Education (1984) from the University of Ife. she also has a Doctorate in Education from OAU.^[2]

She became the Vice Chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in January 2013, succeeding Segun Awonusi.^[3]

She has been a consultant/resource person to several public and private institutions and corporations. she has assisted in building the technical capacity of organizations and institutions; engendering corporations and institutions (public and private); assisted in the introduction of Womens’ Studies into the Adult Education curricular at the OAU and TASUED; and changing attitudes and perceptions on Women’s issues and status in communities.^[4]

She was a Commissioner for Education and Acting Commissioner for Health in Osun State, South west Nigeria.^[5]

1. Published Journal Articles:

(i) Obilade, O.O. (2008), “Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Promoting Gender Equity Through Affirmative Action in a Nigerian University”, C.D of Conference Proceedings, Gender and Positive Action: Empowering or Disabling , 2nd Biennial Women’s Studies Conference, Izmir Turkey; Izmir University of Economics.

(ii) Obilade, O.O. and Adelabu, M.A. (2009), Balancing the Equation: Enhancing Women’s Access and Visibility in Tertiary Education Leadership in Nigeria, in Baytekin, B. et al (eds.) Uluslararasi – Disiplinlerarasi Kadin Calismalari Kongresi, ,Sakarya Turkey, Sakarya University.

(iii) Obilade, O.O. and Adewale, T.O.(2009), My Body,My Sexuality :Tracking Emerging Gender Relations in a Nigerian University, in Baytekin, B. et al (eds) Uluslararasi – Disiplinlerarasi Kadin Calismalari Kongresi, ,Sakarya Turkey, Sakarya University.

(iv) Obilade, O.O. (2015), Calling Those Things That Are Not as Though They Were: Women and the Development of the Academe in the 21st Century University, Proceedings of the 1st Interdisciplinary Conference of UCC-TASUED 2015, Education as a Tool for Global Development, University of Cape-Coast, Ghana.