Meeting of Women in Leadership and Public Life

14-07-2011
Women in leadership positions have been charged to remain committed to their core duties and set realistic goals in achieving their desire aims and objectives. The Gender and Women’s Right Programmes Officer of Actionaid Ghana, Gregory Dery said this at a day’s meeting held for sitting and former assembly women, and women in public life at Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region. It was organized by the Regional Intersectoral Gender Network (RISEGNET) with funding from Action Aid Ghana, a non- governmental organization working in the area of women empowerment among other related issues. The Purpose of the meeting was to strengthen the caucus of women in leadership and decision making in the region and to have an expanded membership of assembly to include other women leaders and women in public life. It was also held to review and validate the constitution drafted by the caucus of the various Assembly Women in the region and importantly, brainstorm on the way forward in coming together as a network. In a brief presentation on networking, Mr. Dery stressed the need for the women to come together and work as a team since they have low representation at their various district assemblies. Networking, he indicated, plays a crucial role in advancing the cause of people particularly women since they are always relegated to the background particularly, in the area of decision making. This, he said, requires strong leadership skills to function effectively and encouraged the women to come together and collaborate towards achieving their set objective. Mr. Dery commended the Talensi-Nabdam and Builsa Districts for achieving the 40 percent of women representation in their respective assemblies describing it as worthy of emulation. The Secretary to the Regional Intersectoral Gender Network who is also the Director at the office of the Regional Population Council, Mr. Alosiba Azam assured the women of his outfits continuous support and encouraged them to pursue their mantle of leadership with circumspection and professionalism to remove all doubt with regards to women’s performance in leadership. Participants at the end of the meeting commended the organizers for taking steps to advance their cause in leadership.
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