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Magdalene Kannae<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABANTU for Development, a gender and policy advocacy organization, has called\nfor an increase in women representation and participation in local governance,\nespecially at the assembly level.<\/p>\n"},"modified":"2019-08-15T16:48:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T16:48:00","slug":"increase-women-participation-in-local-governance-abantu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/15\/increase-women-participation-in-local-governance-abantu\/","title":{"rendered":"Increase Women Participation In Local Governance \u2013 ABANTU"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

Magdalene Kannae<\/strong><\/p>\n

ABANTU for Development, a gender and policy advocacy organization, has called
\nfor an increase in women representation and participation in local governance,
\nespecially at the assembly level.<\/p>\n

ABANTU said women are
\nplaying critical roles in national development and must be afforded equal
\nopportunities to ensure accountability, sustainability and common ownership to
\ndevelopment initiatives.<\/p>\n

At a press conference
\nheld at the International Press Centre in Accra, Mrs. Magdalene Kannae, a
\nmember of the Institute of Local Government Studies, said that women
\nrepresentation and participation in governance at the local level is still low due
\nto a number of reasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinancial constraints,
\nsocio-cultural perception about women\u2019s roles in the society, making the public
\narea to be seen as unstable for women; religious hindrances, intimidation,
\nharassment and violence perpetrated against women by male competitors;
\nilliteracy or perceived social handicaps, time and mobility constraints form
\npart of the many challenges women face in their desire to participate in local
\ngovernance,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She added that
\nsocialization processes do not encourage women to venture into leadership which
\nalso contributes to the low percentage of women in leadership positions at the
\nlocal level.<\/p>\n

She recommended that in
\norder to increase women participation and representation in local governance,
\nwomen achievers should be given platforms to share life stories of practices
\nand challenges to help other women and activists to learn from such
\nexperiences.<\/p>\n

Male champions, she
\nsaid, should also support women who express interest in occupying any
\nleadership position, especially at the assembly level in order to boost their
\nvisibility and confidence in the development discourse of their assemblies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWomen\u2019s involvement in
\nlocal development discourse is an issue of right and justice. Ghana belongs to
\nfemales and males and all must get involved,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

As the local assembly
\nelections approach in September, Mrs. Kannae urged women
\nto get involved in community development issues to show their interest at the
\ngrass-roots level and demonstrate commitment, hard work and honesty in
\ndischarging their duties.<\/p>\n

By Nii Adjei Mensahfio<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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