[ 2015-05-25 ]

African leaders tasked to show commitment to women empowerment
As Ghana today joins the rest of Africa and the
Diaspora to observe African Union Day, African
leaders have been tasked to show more commitment
to issues of women empowerment.

This year's African Union Day will be observed on
the theme "Women Empowerment and Development
towards Agenda 2063”.

The agenda seeks to harness the continent’s
resources for socio-economic transformation within
the next 50 years .

Women’s Rights network, Women In Law and
Development and Africa (WILDAF) says the
responsibility lies on African governments to act
on their words concerning women empowerment.

Communications and Advocacy Manageress of WILDAF,
Patricia Essel says countries that have not
ratified and domesticated the AU protocol on women
should do so.

She indicated that African countries must
domesticate and work with whatever conventions
they have signed in order to provide the necessary
resources for organisations and departments that
need to work to ensure that women empowerment is
secured.

She however added that the theme chosen by the AU
for the year couldn’t have come at any better
time.

The theme according to her is key in encouraging
government and other political parties to ensure
that women are empowered in all spheres of
society.

Patricia Essel said WILDAF is working to ensure
that through the affirmative action policy, women
fully participate and are well represented during
decision making processes as well as issues
concerning party politics.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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