
Gertrude Mawuena Goh – Inspirational stories about gender-inclusive making
Gertrude Mawuena GohAfrican Makerspace Network, Ghana
Gertrude is currently working as an Executive Manager on the Africa Makerspace Network, a community of African Makerspaces. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Ghana.
“The more such stories spread, the more other women would view it as normal and develop an interest to join.”
Gertrude’s first contact with the maker community was through organizing the 2nd African Makerspace Gathering in 2020. It took her some time and reading to understand the concept and ideas behind making and makerspaces. There were hardly any women in the organization team when Gertrude started her work for the Makerspace Gathering. As a project leader, she had to coordinate and chase her team to get things done – but realized that some would refuse.
“When I faced this challenge, I was asking myself a lot of questions: is it because I am new to the team, or because I am a woman?“
She put in extra hard...