The two women running for the presidency of Cameroon have broken a psychological barrier among women about aspiring for high political office, says a campaigner for women’s participation in politics.
“The glass ceiling in women’s minds about being president in this country has been shattered,” Justine Diffo Tchunkam, head of the Network for More Women in Politics in Cameroon, told TrustLaw.
“It is not common here in Cameroon to see women aspire to run for president although there is no law which prevents them from doing so, which makes us proud of the courage and determination of these two candidates,” she said during a phone interview from Yaounde.
Read the whole story at Trust Law, published 29 September
The two women running for the presidency of Cameroon have broken a psychological barrier among women about aspiring for high political office, says a campaigner for women’s participation in politics.
“The glass ceiling in women’s minds about being president in this country has been shattered,” Justine Diffo Tchunkam, head of the Network for More Women in Politics in Cameroon, told TrustLaw.
“It is not common here in Cameroon to see women aspire to run for president although there is no law which prevents them from doing so, which makes us proud of the courage and determination of these two candidates,” she said during a phone interview from Yaounde.
Read the whole story at Trust Law, published 29 September