The International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The campaign theme for International Women’s Day 2023, is #DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”.
In line with the international women’s day, Mamaj Aviation blog is celebrating some leading women holding her own in the Aviation, travel and tourism industry in Nigeria, whose story will inspire women out there…Women who are working assiduously behind the scenes, pushing boundaries and leaving a mark!
1. Please introduce yourself, your name, where are you from. Give us a brief career history. What do you do? What schools did you attend?
Elizabeth Twumwaa Sasu is a young lady from Ghana with high aspirations and ambitions of making a difference in the world. She is an Entrepreneur, Aviationist, IT Administrator, Travel/Tour Consultant, Journalist and a Public Relations Consultant. She is an experienced Revenue Management Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the airlines/aviation industry.
I have worked as a ticketing and reservation executive, a passenger handler, reservation system administrator and a customer service representative. Skilled in Crisis Communications, Event Management, Editing, Journalism, Training, and Media Relations. She is a strong operations professional with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in Communications (Public Relations) from Ghana Institute of Journalism. She has an advanced certificate in Ticketing and Reservations from the Ghana Airways Training Academy.
Elizabeth is the CEO of GH-Aviation and Tigerbase Ent, the founder of Efam Modern Montessori School, Co-founder of Aviation College and Professional Studies, The Vice President of Ghana Association of Aviation Training Organizations (GAATO). The host of “ON THE SPOT” of the Aviation Canteen Show.
With her aim of making a difference in the world, she believes that knowledge is power and for the world to change it is through acquiring knowledge. With this vision, she believes that giving a good and strong education foundation starts from infancy. So she has an educational facility that trains kids from 6 months to adulthood.
Her passion is to bridge the gap between Aviation and Tourism for sustainable socio-economic growth of the country. With this in mind, she created the AviaTour Conference and Awards and is the convener of the Aviation Tourism Group. Elizabeth likes to help aspiring aviators understand the industry and decide on the right fields in the industry they want to pursue. She is currently championing the agenda #bringbackourairlines, which seeks to make our airlines work well and hold accountable for the wellbeing of staff even if it goes defunct.
She loves aviation with a passion and hopes to be instrumental in making Ghana an aviation hub in West Africa.
2. What is your most memorable Career moment?
My most memorable career moment was during the 2nd edition of the AviaTour Conference and Awards in Takoradi, the Western Region of Ghana. When I saw the 320 delegates present filled with regional, national and international participants, I knew I had achieved the aim of organizing that conference. I felt fulfilled.
3. What challenges have you encountered on the job and in your career journey, especially as a woman?
There’s been a lot of challenges especially during the organization of the avatour conferences. Having speakers decline invitations because they are affiliated with another brand, not getting sponsorships. Feeling like I’m not getting some favors because I am a woman or I am not part of a certain click, getting threatened because I did certain stories that the recipient didn’t like etc.
4. With reference to this year’s campaign theme, what is your opinion about “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” How can you relate this to Aviation?
I believe that technology can make aviation accessible to women by providing more technologically driven programs and innovative tools to help women overcome certain barriers they may face in the industry.
5. What advice do you have for the young women out there who are interested in exploring careers in Aviation?
In as much as the aviation industry is believed to be a male dominated one, it is a place that is accessible to all. I am a product of a successful woman breaking barriers in the industry in my country. You can do it if only you don’t make yourself intimidated with what you see or hear. Believe in yourself, learn to gain knowledge and meet others boot for boot. The industry is an interesting one. You get the opportunity to grow from one department to the other. There are a lot of jobs that can be created by yourself if only you are versatile. Join the Aviation industry and your life will be blessed.
6. Where do you see yourself in the next few years?
I see myself being alive to progress in what I am doing now. In all things, life is what is important. With God by myself, I would like to be a part of a team that will bring the biggest aviation publication in the world. A publication that will be more human focused rather than machine focused.
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