Tanwa Ashiru has broken the glass ceilings by all standards, treading the paths less likely to be trodden by women, especially millennial women.
She has experience serving in the US military and has used that experience to influence change, not minding the gender stereotypes and social and institutional barriers that keep women from achieving their career goals and becoming all that they aspire to be.
Tanwa’s background
Tanwa grew up in Lagos and attended secondary school at Federal Government College, Ijanikin, Lagos. After secondary school, she travelled to the United States to attend university and ended up joining the military because of the great educational benefits, among others.
Her two older brothers were also serving in the US military so she got the support of her parents. That was how she ended up obtaining an M.A. in Intelligence Studies from American Military University’s (AMU) School of Security and Global Studies in West Virginia, graduating in 2016.
Following her graduation, she served for six and a half years in the Air Force, paid off her entire academic debts and then began to enjoy the benefits of a veteran.
Once her…
