Marjorie Mbilinyi | |
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| Born | 1943 (age 80–81) |
| Nationality | Tanzanian American |
| Citizenship |  Tanzania |
| Occupation(s) | Academic Lecturer |
| Organization(s) | University of Dar-es-Salaam TGNP |
| Known for | Gender Equality Activist |
| Spouse | |
Marjorie Mbiliniyi (born 1943) is a scholar, feminist and gender activist. She was born in New York and studied educational sciences before settling in Dar-es-Salaam and became a citizen of Tanzania after married a Tanzanian. She worked at the Department of Education at Dar-es-Salaam university. Mbiliniyi has dedicate herself to collaborate with and organize women to fight against patriarchy and neo-liberalism in Tanzania and beyond. She worked as a lecturer at the University of Dar es Salaam where she retired in 2003. After her retirement from academia, she served as the Principal Policy Analyst at the Tanzania Gender Networking Program; later known as TGNP Mtandao from 2004–2014.[1]
- ^ Mbilinyi, Marjorie (2011). "Gender Struggles at the University of Dar es Salaam: A Personal Herstory". Tanzania Journal of Development Studies. 11 (1–2): 16.