Bawumia commits to pro-women initiatives at Female CEOs Summit

The flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) pointed out that women have benefited from financial inclusion through mobile money interoperability.

Dr Bawumia called for more effective policies that will ensure the inclusion of women and the harnessing of their talents, especially, as Ghana embraces the 4th Industrial Revolution.

Bawumia stated that women are "naturally talented and enterprising", and play "indispensable roles" in national development, adding that empowering them will have a significant impact on the development of the country in many areas.

He, therefore, called for the implementation of policies, which will ensure the inclusion of women and also empower them to ensure an inclusive national development.

"However, to truly harness the potential of the digital age, we must ensure that women have equal access to resources, opportunities, and support systems.

Dr Bawumia stressed that digital initiatives which have been successfully implemented by the government, such as the national digital identity system, national identity systems, mobile money interoperability, delivery of medical supplies through drones and digitalisation of public services, are policies whose impacts have contributed significantly to including many women in areas they were previously excluded, and empowering them where they were less empowered.

As part of his stated vision to train one million youth in coding and IT, Dr Bawumia revealed that the exercise will be all-inclusive, with a special focus on training more women, who will play key roles in his government's quest to digitally transform Ghana.

Source: ghanaweb.com