Dr. Ignatiana Shongedza vakaberekwa kuZimbabwe. Mudzidzisi  muFrance kubvira gore ra 1988 pama Univesiti maviri anoti Paris 1 Sorbonne ne Paris 10 Nanterre. Doctrate ravo rekutanga iro rine hwaro yezvekudzidza kuverenga nekukunyora, rinonzi « The Evolution of Women 's Education in Southern Africa » kunova iko kusimudzirwa kwedzidzo yemadzimai emu Southern Africa.