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A multilingual, widely traveled scholar and activist, obioma nnaemeka is Professor of French, Women's Studies, and African/African Diaspora Studies and a former Director of the Women's Studies Program at Indiana University, Indianapolis. Professor Nnaemeka is the founder and current President of the Association of African Women Scholars (AAWS) and List Administrator of an Internet discussion group on gender issues in Africa and the African Diaspora (AFWOSCHO). She is a member of the board of trustees of many international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and on the advisory board of several refereed scholarly journals. Professor Nnaemeka combines research and consultancy for the United Nations, foreign governments, international agencies, and academic institutions. She has convened the “Women in Africa and the African Diaspora” international conferences.