\nNana Oye Bampoe Addo – Lawyer and former Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Plan International Ghana, a non-governmental organisation, has held an inter-generational dialogue to encourage girls and young women to take part in decision-making and to take up leadership roles.<\/h2>\n
The dialogue, held under the \u201cShe Leads\u201d empowerment programme, brought together women excelling in various fields and young women aspiring to leadership roles.<\/p>\n
Speakers for the discussions were Lawyer and former Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo; the Executive Director of the Ark Foundation, Angela Dwamena-Aboagye; the Programmes Manager of Network for Women\u2019s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT), Patricia Blankson Akakpo; the Chief Executive Officer of Charterhouse Productions Ltd, Theresa Ayoade, and the Executive Director of Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre, Dorcas Coker-Appiah.<\/p>\n
Potentials<\/strong><\/p>\n Ms Bampoe Addo, who spoke on \u201cHarnessing the leadership potential of girls and young women; the role of female leaders\/activists\u201d, noted that young women needed to plan before taking action.<\/p>\n \u201cPreparation alone is more than 70 per cent of success. Whatever task you have ahead of you, rise up to the occasion and prepare. People will have confidence in you once you are prepared and organised,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Breaking biases<\/strong><\/p>\n On the issue of breaking biases, Mrs Ayoade encouraged young women to stop seeing themselves as just females.<\/p>\n \u201cIn order to succeed in whatever field you choose, you must stop seeing yourselves as just females; see yourselves as human beings who have been put on this earth with a purpose. Be intentional about being a human being and occupy your space,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n Ms Akakpo urged female leaders to help the situation by making themselves available to the younger generation.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have to continue to create spaces for younger female leaders to be able to lead,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Attributes<\/strong><\/p>\n Ms Dwamena-Aboagye listed some important attributes of a leader.<\/p>\n