Accra, March 8, GNA – The Zonta Club of Accra II, a service club that addresses issues of women and children through projects and advocacy, has called for the formation of women associations to move more women up the decision-making ladder in Ghana.
A statement issued by the Club to mark the International Women’s Day and Zonta Rose Day on March 8 explained that governments had shown commitment to include women in appointments over the years with the passage of the Affirmative Action (Gender Equity) Act.
“Despite these commitments the decision-making table still lacked women in their numbers and the glass ceilings remain cracked,” it said.
The statement said the intentional set up of women groups at various institutions and among professional bodies in the country would enable more women to be groomed to take their seat at the table.
“We cried for equality, we called for breaking the glass ceiling and representation at the decision-making table, we fought for legislation, but after countless decades the table still lack women in their numbers and the glass ceiling remains a crack,” it said.
“We call for the formation or reactivation of women’s associations at institutions and women’s professional groupings with the clear-cut objectives to move women up the decision-making ladder.”
The Club expressed its commitment to continuing with its Zonta Girls Education Project and specifically pay attention to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
It pledged to increase the number of beneficiaries of the scholarships under the project to prepare more girls to meet the national need and call.
It congratulated all women who worked tirelessly to ensure the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill into a law.
The Club congratulated Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang for serving as a source of encouragement to women by becoming the first female Vice President of the country.
GNA