Welcome to Breaking Down Patriarchy. I'm Amy McPhee, Allabest. As we begin our global study of patriarchy, it makes sense to me to begin at the beginning, the birthplace of Homo sapiens in Africa. And no one better to guide us through our first episode than the author of a book called Patriarchy and Gender in Africa.

Dr. Veronica Finn Brewey. Welcome, Veronica.

Thank you, Amy, for having me. I'm very honored and appreciative of this very special invitation

to be a part of their amazing podcast. So thank you. Thank you for being

here. I'm so excited. I was just thrilled when I found the book and I read the book and then contacted

you and it's been such a joy to get to know you. I'd like to start by reading your formal biography.

And then in a minute minute I'll ask you

to introduce yourself more personally. But first, we'll just start with your professional bio.

Dr. Veronica Finn Brewey is a multi-award winner and a passionate academic and advocate,

holding six academic degrees from four continents. she has researched, taught, consulted,

and presented at conferences in over 30 countries. She's authored five books, several book chapters,

and journal articles. She's the founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Internal Displacement,

the co-lead of Law and Society's

Collaborative Research Network. She is the lead of Law and Society Association's

International Research Collaborative, Disrupting Patriarchy and Masculinity in Africa,

the founder of The Voice of West African Refugees in Ghana at the Buduburam refugee settlement in Ghana.

She is also the Australian National University International Alumni of the Year in 2021

and the president of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration

and a co-chair of Africa Interest Group, American Society of International Law.

Currently, she is in Action Canada Fellow from 2022 to 2023, and the director of the Flower School of Global Health Sciences and an assistant professor of legal studies at Athabasca University.

Veronica is a born and bred indigenous Liberian war survivor.

So, I mean, we can tell listeners from just that biography how lucky and honored we are to

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