Out of 58 women elected to Parliament, only three of them represented constituencies the Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions and said more is required from the media to whip up interest of women, especially in these areas to go into politics.
Records from the Electoral Commission indicate that women elected from the nine districts in the Upper East Region in the 2010 District Assembly elections were 23 out of 396 contestants.
We invite our users to read the complete article published September 26 2014
Out of 58 women elected to Parliament, only three of them represented constituencies the Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions and said more is required from the media to whip up interest of women, especially in these areas to go into politics.
Records from the Electoral Commission indicate that women elected from the nine districts in the Upper East Region in the 2010 District Assembly elections were 23 out of 396 contestants.
We invite our users to read the complete article published September 26 2014