Accra, March 10, GNA – Madam Ewuradjoa Tabbicca, Senior Lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), has called for the introduction of a compulsory Gender and Development Programme at tertiary level of our education.

She said such an initiative would enlighten anyone that had high education to appreciate gender and women empowerment as a call for both men and women to have equal opportunities and not be discriminated against.

“It is to ensure that both men and women are not discriminated against but are allowed to benefit from all opportunities available.”

Madam Tabbicca, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, on expanding the discussion about women empowerment, said it was necessary to point out that the call was not for women wanting to fight men but to institute measures in breaking barriers that limit the progress of women.

She noted that all roles given to women in the society were culturally ascribed in a men-dominated country like Ghana, leaving the larger women population to struggle for limited avenues.

The Senior Lecturer said an enlightened student would help educate the communities and provide opportunities to women taking key decisions for development.

Ghana, on Tuesday,8, joined the world in celebrating the International Women’s Day with the theme: #BreakTheBias.

The International Women’s Day is to promote a world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. It is also to promote equitable and inclusive world where difference is valued and celebrated.

Some women in the informal sector, mainly hawkers and petty traders, shared their experiences with the Agency, towards their empowerment to #BreakTheBias.

Madam Gloria Sowah, a petty trader, said she felt overburdened as her partner shirked his responsibility to provide bread and butter, shelter, and clothing for her children. 

She said in over 25 years of parenting, she had to pay virtually all the school fees and hospital bills for her two children with the sales of her stationery materials.

“I am a single parent, I have really suffered in raising my kids because their father did not care,” she said.

Mrs Faustina Ama Darko, a hawker of plantain chips, said she was going though struggle to provide for the family since her husband “had left the fatherly burden on her.

She said her situation had been worsen by the prevailing economic conditions, creating a sense of despair for her family.

Miss Gladys Acquah, a petty trader, who is co-habiting with three kids said the financial and economic support she needed from the father of her kids was not forthcoming.

She said several women in various associations she belonged to were facing similar situation.

“It is pathetic that all some men think about is to impregnate their partners and abandon their responsibility,” Madam Acquah said. 

She urged the Government to provide soft credit facilities for them to expand their businesses.

Meanwhile, Patricia Mensah, a civil servant called on the Government to support women with interest-free loans in the Small, Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs).

GNA

Accra, March 10, GNA – Madam Ewuradjoa Tabbicca, Senior Lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), has called for the introduction of a compulsory Gender and Development Programme at tertiary level of our education.

She said such an initiative would enlighten anyone that had high education to appreciate gender and women empowerment as a call for both men and women to have equal opportunities and not be discriminated against.

“It is to ensure that both men and women are not discriminated against but are allowed to benefit from all opportunities available.”

Madam Tabbicca, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, on expanding the discussion about women empowerment, said it was necessary to point out that the call was not for women wanting to fight men but to institute measures in breaking barriers that limit the progress of women.

She noted that all roles given to women in the society were culturally ascribed in a men-dominated country like Ghana, leaving the larger women population to struggle for limited avenues.

The Senior Lecturer said an enlightened student would help educate the communities and provide opportunities to women taking key decisions for development.

Ghana, on Tuesday,8, joined the world in celebrating the International Women’s Day with the theme: #BreakTheBias.

The International Women’s Day is to promote a world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. It is also to promote equitable and inclusive world where difference is valued and celebrated.

Some women in the informal sector, mainly hawkers and petty traders, shared their experiences with the Agency, towards their empowerment to #BreakTheBias.

Madam Gloria Sowah, a petty trader, said she felt overburdened as her partner shirked his responsibility to provide bread and butter, shelter, and clothing for her children. 

She said in over 25 years of parenting, she had to pay virtually all the school fees and hospital bills for her two children with the sales of her stationery materials.

“I am a single parent, I have really suffered in raising my kids because their father did not care,” she said.

Mrs Faustina Ama Darko, a hawker of plantain chips, said she was going though struggle to provide for the family since her husband “had left the fatherly burden on her.

She said her situation had been worsen by the prevailing economic conditions, creating a sense of despair for her family.

Miss Gladys Acquah, a petty trader, who is co-habiting with three kids said the financial and economic support she needed from the father of her kids was not forthcoming.

She said several women in various associations she belonged to were facing similar situation.

“It is pathetic that all some men think about is to impregnate their partners and abandon their responsibility,” Madam Acquah said. 

She urged the Government to provide soft credit facilities for them to expand their businesses.

Meanwhile, Patricia Mensah, a civil servant called on the Government to support women with interest-free loans in the Small, Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs).

GNA