The Gender Ministry has urged the full implementation of the national gender policy.
The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection has been urged to fully implement the National Gender Policy in order to provide a clear framework for addressing societal inequalities.
The National Gender Policy was created in 2015 to provide comprehensive insights into women's empowerment, rights and access to justice, leadership and accountable governance, gender roles and relationships, and economic opportunities for women.
She Leads Voices Social Movement, a group of girls and young women championing women's rights and empowerment, wants the Ministry to prioritize full policy implementation to ensure a level playing field for men and women.
The movement was formed as part of the "She Leads" project, which is being implemented in selected districts throughout the Ashanti Region to advocate for girls and young women to participate in decision-making and leadership at all levels.
African Women's Development and Communication Network, Plan International Netherlands, Defence for Children International, ECPAT Netherlands, and Terre Des Hommes Netherlands collaborate on the five-year project, which is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In a communique issued by the movement after participating in the Annual General Meeting of the Defence for Children International Ghana (DCI-Ghana) in Kumasi, the movement also demanded that the Ministry takes the necessary steps to ensure the Affirmative Action Bill is passed into law.
The communique also implored Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to create a budget to support girls and young women’s inclusion in decision-making.
It called on traditional authorities, assemblies, unit committees and opinion leaders to change negative gender norms, eliminate structural barriers and traditional gender and age role division to promote gender equality.
“The Electoral Commission should reduce by 40 per cent the cost of filing nominations for presidential and parliamentary elections for women to encourage more capable women to contest for leadership positions during national elections,” the communique appealed.
It urged civil society organisations to support girls’ participation in leadership and decision-making through mentorship and leadership programmes.
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