Oluyemisi Oluremi Obilade is a Nigerian academic, she is a former vice chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED).
Obilade is a Professor of Adult Education and Women Studies from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. She was the Head of Department, Department of Continuing Education at the Obafemi Awolowo University at the time of her appointment as Vice-Chancellor of the Tai Solarin University of Education (in Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun). She holds a Bachelor of Education Degree (History/English, 1980) and a Master of Arts Degree in Adult Education (1984) from the University of Ife. she also has a Doctorate in Education from OAU.
She became the Vice Chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in January 2013, succeeding Segun Awonusi.
She has been a consultant/resource person to several public and private institutions and corporations. she has assisted in building the technical capacity of organizations and institutions; engendering corporations and institutions (public and private); assisted in the introduction of Womensâ Studies into the Adult Education curricular at the OAU and TASUED; and changing attitudes and perceptions on WomenâÂÂs issues and status in communities.
She was a Commissioner for Education and Acting Commissioner for Health in Osun State, South west Nigeria.
1. Published Journal Articles:
(i) Obilade, O.O. (2008), âÂÂBreaking the Glass Ceiling: Promoting Gender Equity Through Affirmative Action in a Nigerian UniversityâÂÂ, C.D of Conference Proceedings, Gender and Positive Action: Empowering or Disabling , 2nd Biennial WomenâÂÂs Studies Conference, Izmir Turkey; Izmir University of Economics.
(ii) Obilade, O.O. and Adelabu, M.A. (2009), Balancing the Equation: Enhancing WomenâÂÂs Access and Visibility in Tertiary Education Leadership in Nigeria, in Baytekin, B. et al (eds.) Uluslararasi â Disiplinlerarasi Kadin Calismalari Kongresi, ,Sakarya Turkey, Sakarya University.
(iii) Obilade, O.O. and Adewale, T.O.(2009), My Body,My Sexuality :Tracking Emerging Gender Relations in a Nigerian University, in Baytekin, B. et al (eds) Uluslararasi â Disiplinlerarasi Kadin Calismalari Kongresi, ,Sakarya Turkey, Sakarya University.
(iv) Obilade, O.O. (2015), Calling Those Things That Are Not as Though They Were: Women and the Development of the Academe in the 21st Century University, Proceedings of the 1st Interdisciplinary Conference of UCC-TASUED 2015, Education as a Tool for Global Development, University of Cape-Coast, Ghana.