The Programme Manager, NETRIGHT Ghana, Patricia Blankson Akakpo, says Ghana has a tremendous opportunity to accelerate Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth by implementing policies that will accelerate women’s empowerment. However, she says for the country to seize this opportunity effectively, gender equality must be mainstreamed into all of Ghana’s development policies. Mrs Akakpo, who is...
A cross section of students from the Kpone SHS at the forum Women, Media and Change, a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) has a rolled-out mechanism to equip students of Kpone Community Senior High School in Kpone-Katamanso Municipality on gender and leadership issues. The programme is aimed at bringing the best out of the students especially the...
The Ghana Chapter of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) has been launched at a colourful ceremony in Accra. AWLN is a ground-breaking movement of African women leaders which is a joint initiative of the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN). The theme for the Ghana launch was: “Achieving Gender Equality And Inclusion...
Of all Fortune 500 companies, only 8.8% have women CEOs. This indicates that about 91% of Fortune 500 CEOs are male. And yet, we say that incredible progress has been made in the workplace. More women leaders are an absolute must in the world we live in today. Women’s leadership as a sub-theme in management is rising....
Women in the mining sector have been urged to aspire to take up leadership positions in the sector. The advice was given by the Deputy Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission, Ms Shirley Kyei, during the annual general meeting (AGM) of Women in Ghana, in Accra on Thursday January 27, 2022. The meeting was themed:...
Dr. Charity Binka, Executive Director of Women in Media and Change (WOMEC), says women are resourceful in the face of adversity and can contribute to make the world a better place to live in when given the opportunity.She said there were a number of women in the country and the world had attained higher leadership...
From the beginning of time, women have been child bearers. Their role is central in society. They are caretakers, conscience, farmers, educators, and entrepreneurs. As I sat to write this piece, a colleague naively suggested, “this article will only make an impact if it is published on International Women’s Day and in an election year”....
“Our mission is to form a dynamic group of collegiate women who support, mentor and inspire each other.” The following article comes from the Summer 2021 edition of Blue Review, Millikin University’s Family Magazine Future career success is at the forefront of what the Women in Business (WIB) organization at Millikin University works to achieve for its...
UN Women’s Lopa Banerjee explains how the Generation Equality Forum can accelerate gender equality. The Generation Equality Forum (GEF) has been 25 years in the making, and a postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic is not stopping the opportunity to push gender equality efforts forward. The international conference is convened by UN Women, the United Nations’ organization dedicated to...
According to the Reykjavík Index for Leadership 2020/2021, “only 52% of people across the G7 group of wealthy countries — 46% of men and 59% of women — has expressed that they would feel ‘very comfortable’ with a woman as head of their government.” Despite all the excellent management displayed by female leaders during the pandemic, studies have...
