International Women’s Day is not about competing with men
The Celebration of International Women’s Day is not about a competition between men and women, Mrs Mawuena Adzo Trebarh, Chief Executive Officer of Inspire Africa Consult has said. “International Women’s Day (IWD) is not a competition between men and women. God made everybody’s path unique and different. If you want to copy, you are wasting […]
Provide adequate resources for gender issues – ICU to govt
The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union, ICU-Ghana, says Gender inequality is not just a women’s issue because any setback for women impacts all aspects of society. The union said that with the world embracing and gradually integrating Artificial Intelligence, AI, at workplaces, there is no doubt that women may be disproportionately affected when it comes […]
Women Cocoa Farmers in Ghana psyched to use Cell Phones and Tech Gadgets to maximize productivity
By Rebecca Ekpe Women are critical to the sustainability of the entire Cocoa Industry, despite the perception of cocoa as a male crop. In all cocoa-producing countries, women play a vital role as cocoa producers, where they perform almost half of the work of cocoa farms, with Cocoa households, where they sustain and support household […]
Stakeholders in ICT urged to offer more opportunities to women
By Seraphine Nyuiemedi The Volta Regional Department of Gender has commemorated this year’s International Women’s Day with a call on stakeholders in education and technology to fund ICT skills development programmes for girls to enable them abreast themselves with the modern trends in the digital space. The Volta Regional Director for the Department of Gender, […]
International Women’s Day: ASWIM Commemorates Women’s Achievements
By: Seli Baisie On the occasion of this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD), the Association of Women in the Media (ASWIM) expresses its enthusiasm to unite with advocates of a more equitable and prosperous world worldwide, in commending women for their commendable efforts in upholding their families, communities, countries, and the planet as a whole. […]
Reflections On International Women’s Day; Was The Woman Part Of It At All?
I have lived life for almost 30 years since my maturity, and I can confidently confirm that, the world has never experienced what COVID-19 visited on it. The defining characteristic of the novel virus is such that, it confines the individual human being to their various environments and grants them the opportunity to work remotely. […]
International Women’s Day being marked globally
Today is being observed globally as International Women’s Day. The day is to acknowledge the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women’s achievements or rally for women’s equality. The campaign […]
International Women’s Day launched in Accra, mainstreaming gender in management of climate change
By Rachel Kakraba The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection is reviewing the National Gender Policy to include emerging issues of climate change. It would also design climate change mitigation and adaptation programmes to strengthen collaboration with all key actors to ensure that gender is adequately main-streamed in the management of climate change. This […]
