Don’t allow studies to be at expense of marital duties — Counsellor
A married woman offering a bachelor’s degree once indicated the frustration some of her colleagues went through when they drew the lecturer’s attention to the fact that his session had gone beyond the period allocated to him, and that he should consider the fact that they were married women with children they should cater for.
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He also reminded them to bear in mind that they were studying for a bachelor’s degree.
This advice seems to buttress a similar one offered to married women seeking further studies at a training seminar organised by the Northern Regional branch of Women’s Commission of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) College of Distance Education (CoDE).
Aspirations
A marriage counsellor, Mrs Barbara Osei Fordjour Konadu, advised such women not to allow their aspirations to achieve higher academic laurels to break their marital homes, nor abandon their marital responsibilities in the name of seeking further studies.
She said although it was important married women aspired to higher education, they must not forget about their roles in their marital homes.
“Some married women seeking further studies sometimes refuse to cook, take care of their children or maintain their homes”, she stated.
The training was held on the theme: “Women, determination is the key to success.”
Speaking on the topic: “The young educated woman and today’s marriage”, Mrs Konadu explained that although combining education and marriage was a strenuous task, married women must strive to properly plan their time.
Proper planning
According to her, it was only proper planning that would enable married women to seek further studies while they remained wives.
Mrs Konadu, therefore, admonished both married and single women seeking further studies to sacrifice part of the time they spent on telenovelas and rather concentrate on their studies.
Participants
The Northern Regional Zonal Women’s Commissioner, Ms Barbara Boakyewah Amponsah, said more than 60 female students took part in the seminar.
Out of the number, she explained, five students were selected from each programme run by the university, to participate in the seminar after which they would in turn organise mini-seminars for their course mates.
She said it was necessary that educated women acquired skills in addition to their academic qualifications to enable them to earn additional income outside their professions.
She said the participants were taken through bead-making where by they could produce items such as earrings, necklaces, and sandals among others, for sale.