Chipo HungweChipo Hungwe obtained her PhD in Sociology from the University of South Africa in 2014. She is the Pro Vice Chancellor - Academic, Research and Innovation at the Women's University in Africa, Zimbabwe. Prof. Hungwe is a former Executive Dean of Socia Sciences at the Midlands State University in Zimbabwe. She has a keen interest in women’s experiences and has published extensively on women, ageing, and migration. In 2025, Chipo received the Best Female Researcher award from Midlands State University. In 2022, Chipo Hungwe received the Inspirational and Visionary Women award for women empowerment from Women Corporate Directors Network in Zimbabwe (WCDNZ). She has provided consultancy services to international organisations, including the UN Women. She is a member of the International Sociological Association (ISA), the International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA), and the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI). Chipo serves as Peer Reviewer, Thought Leader, and Programme Evaluator for the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE). She also serves as a Gender Committee member at the Wits Business School's Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI), South Africa. Chipo is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Gender and Africa Studies, University of the Free State, South Africa. Prof Hungwe is an Editorial Board member of the Discover Aging and Discover Global Society journals and an Occasional Editor of the Disability & Society journal. Read More Read Less