A workshop for women in politics have established a Coalition of Women in Politics (COWIP) to facilitate high level female participation in decision-making across the political divide.The Coalition is to provide a platform to ensure that women's voices are heard beyond current levels.
Senior Programme Officer of ABANTU for development Hamida Harrison has observed that more and more Ghanaian women continue to face exclusion from taking political office because of the growing incidence of money influence normally used to entice potential voters by their male counterparts.
Many have often wondered why despite educational campaigns urging women to get actively involved in politics, they shy away from contesting the Presidency. None of the major Political parties contesting the 2008 general elections has had a women filing for the Presidency.
Ms Anna Bossman, Acting Commissioner of the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on Thursday asked political parties to consider women as capable of becoming flag bearers instead of assigning them the supportive role as running mates.
Women Leaders in the Greater Accra Region are the latest to join the campaign train for a peaceful election in the country.
The President of Women in Broadcasting (WIB), Sarah Akrofi-Quarcoo has underscored the need for training for women editors and writers. This will help them to contribute in decision making and policy formulation in political circles.
The Association which started with a modest membership of 20 women currently has a total number of 225 members who have vowed to rally behind the NPP Parliamentary candidate due to his sense of humility and dedication to service as the DCE which has contributed to the massive development stride o
A number of women’s groups on Wednesday undertook a one hour peaceful demonstration through the streets of Wa, the capital of the Upper West Region; to drum home the need for peace before, during and after the December 7, general election.
Three out of 12 female aspirants from the Western Region would enter the next parliament. The next parliament would also witness the entrance of new faces when it resumes its sittings in January 2009.