Dilys Amoabeng

Dilys Amoabeng is a Principal Research Assistant with the Department of Sociology & Anthropology in the University of Cape Coast. Dilys is currently finalising her PhD research titled: 'Marriage across time: Transformation in the ideals and marriage practices among Ghanaian middle class at the AISSR', Department of Anthropology, University of Amsterdam.

Dilys holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Economics/Sociology) and a Master of Arts (sociology), both from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. She is also an Australia Awards Alumni. Dilys was part of the 2012 short course Awards Fellowship’s cohort to Flinders University on the theme ‘Building the Capacity of African Women Leaders: Gender Inclusive Development’. Dilys’ research interest centers’ around gender related issues, women and work, gender violence and gender and sexuality middle class, marriage, intergenerational, urbanization. Some of her research in this regard have been her M.A. research on ‘Challenges facing women access to banking services in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Case studies from the central region of Ghana’ and some collaborative papers; ‘Men are men when they can discipline their women: Culture the pathway to gendered phenomenon of violence in Ghana’, and ‘A Fresh Policy Challenge: Building a Sustainable Coalition for Improving Women’s Leadership in Ghana’ paper presented with Amanda Odoi and Esther Pokoo-Aikins at the Australian Leadership Fellowship Awards Programme: Building the Capacity of African Women Leaders: Gender Inclusive Development Symposium, Adelaide, South Australia, 26th Oct., 2012.’

Dilys is part of the team in the University of Cape Coast that is creating the first anthropology programme in Ghana to contribute to knowledge in her current department and the staff capacity of the department.