A call has been issued to Ghanaian women to shatter long-standing stereotypes and actively participate in the nation’s extractive industries—mining, oil, and gas—as a primary vehicle for financial independence and generational wealth.
Speaking at the African Women’s Health and Wealth Conference in Accra, the Managing Director of Goldbod Jewellery, Gertrude Emefa Donkor Esq. said the era where financial security was often tied to male relatives, with domestic contributions by women frequently unrecognized as a basis for property ownership was over.
She alluded to legal precedents from decades past, such as the 1959 case of Quartey v. Martey, which reflected a time when women were generally not entitled to a share of marital property upon dissolution.
She therefore highlighted a “powerful awakening” that is transforming the economic landscape.
Miss Donkor lamented that despite Ghana’s vast reserves of gold, bauxite, manganese, and emerging transition minerals like lithium, women remain significantly underrepresented in formal large-scale operations and leadership roles.
She therefore urged women to reject the notion that mining and high-stakes investing are “men’s work.”
She urged women to take advantage of several opportunities that are found in STEM Education,
supply chain entrepreneurship,
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM), and
networking and mentorship.
She expressed the hope that by turning earnings from the extractive sector into lasting assets—such as land, education, and gold—Ghanaian women can secure their rightful share of the nation’s riches.
”We can transform underground riches into above-ground prosperity,” the address concluded, “not just for ourselves, but for our families, communities, and generations yet to come”.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
