WE KNOW POLITICS II

‘WE KNOW POLITICS II’LAUNCHED
Women should not be content with accepting positions such as being treasurer or cashiers in public and private institutions, but should also aspire to capture leadership positions to serve society.
Mr.s Juliana Azumah Mensah, Minister for Women and Children’s Affairs said this at the launch of the ‘We know politics ll’,project in Accra.
The ‘We know politics ll’ aims at creating a platform for training women from various districts to participate in politics. It was organised by the Women in law and Development (WiLDAF), Federation of Women in law (FIDA) the Gender centre and the Hunger Project.
The purpose of the launch was to increase the number of women positions in parliament and district assemblies through the support of Government, Political parties and the general public.
Mrs.Azumah Mensah said the ministry has directed district and municipal assemblies to identify 50 women to be supported to take part in the on-coming elections.
The programme coordinator of WiLDAF, Mrs.Bernice Sam, said that the project, which will last for three years, will empower and encourage women to participate in politics.
“Though women are to fight for higher positions they must categorize themselves under one political party and should be able to compete with men”, she said.
There was presentation of awards to some women advocate groups such as FIDA,WiLDAF,Gender centre, The Hunger project, local Government, ministries and 24 districts in the country.