Head of Programs, Eunice Rachael Agbenyadzi is urging the Mahama administration to commit to appointing qualified women to 30% of all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives in the country.
According to her, it will be in fulfillment of the country’s Affirmative Action law and the ruling government’s commitment to prioritizing inclusivity and gender balance.
She said the government had “to ensure that 30% of all appointed MMDCE positions are going to qualified women”.
“We are talking about qualified women because many times when we talk about women in leadership, the question that we hits us is that Are they qualified?’ They are qualified as much as the men are,” Madam Agbenyadzi said on Morning Starr with Naa Dedei.
“The government ensures that there is criteria on gender sensitivity that is enforced in the appointment process so that the process is not blind to to the lack of diversity of gender in the final list that is put forward for His Excellency’s [John Mahama] consideration,” she added.
President Mahama has been earning plaudits for being intentional about appointing women to top positions in his administration.
The female ministers appointed so far include Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, Minister for Gender and Social Protection; Minister for Tourism, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, Minister for Trade, Elizabeth Ofosu Agyare and Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Emelia Arthur.
Star Ghana also touted the government’s commitment to the Affirmative Action law which was passed in July last year.
The Act aims at promoting gender equality and women empowerment by addressing the systemic barriers that have hindered women in the Ghanaian society.
