A Nigerian woman, Itunu Grace Akinwande, has become a "celebrity" online after she announced on her LinkedIn page that she bagged PhD in mathematics from Universität Osnabrück in Germany. A mother of two, Itunu said it was not an easy journey as she had to balance parenting with schooling. She, however, added that the big support she got from everyone close to her made the whole task bearable. According to her, her supervisor was really helpful.
Itunu achieved huge success in school despite being a mom. Photo source: LinkedIn/Itunu Grace Akinwande Source: UGC The Nigerian woman added that though she is not at the place she wants to be, she is now a “doctor mommy” to her children. Her post on LinkedIn has received massive engagements with over 2,000 comments and more than 26,000 likes. Below are some of the comments:
"Congratulations Dr. I'm really motivated by your story because I'm also a mother of two children currently on Ph.D study.
I look forward to write this as well close to 2yrs from now.
" Tayo Ojo said: "Biggg congratulations Itunu. Please do a video telling this story. It's very helpful." Emmanuel said: "Congratulations Dr Itunu."
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