The commemoration of this year’s International Women’s Day on the Floor of Ghana’s Parliament has taken on an interesting dive as female parliamen
The commemoration of this year’s International Women’s Day on the Floor of Ghana’s Parliament has taken on an interesting dive as female parliamentarians are demanding their rightful place.
While lamenting their marginalization at the highest decision-making levels in the country as compared with other African countries, the women representative in the legislative arm of government have made strong arguments that a woman can perform better as Finance Minister than their male counterparts.
“Mr. Speaker, I dare to say that when women are in positions; I dare to say that they do better than men at times. Mr. Speaker, I also dare to say that if the Finance Minister were a woman, we would not find ourselves in this situation that we find ourselves. I dare to say that, Mr. Speaker,” she stated.
The Member of Parliament for Krachi West constituency Hellen Adjoa Ntoso was contributing to a statement made on the Floor of the House by the Chairperson of the Women Caucus and Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency, Lydia Seyram Alhassan.
According to her, a woman can perform better than their male counterparts in many of the leadership positions of the nation if they are given the same opportunity. She is therefore advocating for the next NDC government to raise high the bar in the appointment of women in top government positions.
“So, in short what I am saying is that women we can perform; we can do better at times; when we are put in certain positions. So, in the next NDC Government, I am advocating that the Defense Minister should be a woman; the Minister for Education should be a woman; the Minister Interior should be a woman; the Finance Minister should be a woman so that Ghana would move forward in the right direction,” she observed.
The three-term Member of Parliament for Krachi West emphasized the need for Ghana to do something about the 30 percent women representation in leadership recommended by the United Nations since Ghana’s 14 percent representation is not encouraging at all.
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