STAR-Ghana Foundation, in collaboration with its civil society partners, commends the Government of Ghana for its commitment to gender equality through the appointment of women into ministerial and other public positions in its new administration.
The National Democratic Congress government, so far made these appointments (as of 5th February ); 4 women out of 36 to Ministerial positions, 7 women, out of 10 to state agencies including Youth Employment Agency, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Environmental Protection Agency, Petroleum Commission and Minerals, Income & Investment Fund, National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) 3 women, out of 16 as Regional Ministers,6 out of the 10 appointments at the Vice President's s office, 5 out of 10 Presidential staffers, 0 out of 4 to National security and 3 deputy ministerial positions out of 13. From these, women constitute 26.6 % (28 out of 105 appointments) and we commend the bold commitment of His Excellency to ensuring that women play critical leadership roles in his government.
We are however at the same time concerned with the near absence of women in some vetted lists of appointments to the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, and do call on His Excellency to ensure that a minimum of 30% women's representation in the appointment of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) is attained.
The Issue: Persistent Underrepresentation of Women in Local Governance Women's participation in local governance remains alarmingly low.
