First Lady Mrs. Akufo-Addo encourages women to go into politics

Ghana's First lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has made a case for more African women to go into politics. 

According to her if women don't change the narrative, they will continue to be led by men and will not have a say in important policy changes.

The first lady said this at the 9th African Women Leaders Organisation, AWLO, conference which will for the next two days discuss how to champion the course of women leaders in Africa.

Women have traditionally been marginalized from the structures of state that determine political and legislative priorities.
 
However, in recent years women all over the world are working to be at par with their fellow men.
 
The most recent survey by the International Journal of Contemporary Research (2013) showed a positive trend in the participation of women in African politics.
 
This has been exhibited by the increase in the number of women in parliament.
 
Rwanda has been ranked first globally as it has more than fifty percent of women in its elected public offices. Ghana is not doing bad as efforts are being made to get at least 40 percent of women in Parliament.

According to the first lady, a lot more needs to be done.

She said if women don't change the narrative, they can only complain if political decisions don't go their way.

The Vice President of AWLO, Mrs. Rebecca Aouad emphasized the role women play in development adding that as part of AWLO's contribution to society, it will be launching a one mother one child project to help take children off the streets.

Also present at the conference was wife of the vice president Samira Bawumia, Michele Sidibe and women leaders in industry.

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