The Board Chairman of the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) Professor Audrey Gadzekpo, says the country needs a democracy that truly reflects the representation of people, particularly women.
Addressing Women Journalists in Accra, she pointed out that while women are in the majority with 50.1 percent of the population, according to records by the Ghana Statistical Service, they remain underrepresented in the democratic process. "We are 50.1 percent of the population and increasingly we are educated, capable in all kinds of spaces and exposure, but had only two flagbearer women out of the 13.
With the death of Akua Donkor we have just one woman as flagbearer, this is not normal," Professor Gadzekpo stated.
She also highlighted the underrepresentation of Women in Parliament, with the current percentage of female MPs standing at just 14.3 percent. "The situation is worse in Parliament that the female percentage of Members of Parliament could reduce from the current 14.3 percent.