Political parties urged to field more women
Accra, June 4, Ghanadot/GNA
– The Member of Parliament for Bantama, Mrs Cecelia Abena
Dapaah, on Thursday urged political parties to field more
women in safe constituencies.
"Political parties should also train and groom women well in
advance of the next general election in 2012,” she said in
remarks at a two-day media sensitization seminar on the
theme: "Promoting Greater Visibility for Women in Leadership
in Ghana.”
It was organized by Women, Media and Change (WOMEC) and
supported by Women's Manifesto Coalition (WMC), Abantu for
Development and Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
The aim of the seminar was to create an avenue for
reflection on gender issues and media coverage for women
aspirants during election 2008 as well as developing new
strategies to offer more visibility for women in diverse
leadership positions.
Mrs Dapaah said most women were qualified to take up
political appointments but some of them were shy while
societal norms prevented others from contesting elections.
Some of the good ones also fell at the primaries, she noted.
She said there was the need for collective responsibility to
adequately support women, who she said, constituted more
than half of the population, for a fair representation.
Mrs Dapaah encouraged women to take opportunities that were
open to them to serve the nation and their constituencies to
improve the conditions of children and the underprivileged.
GNA
