Vice Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Jane Naana Opoku- Agyemang has called for support for women to break barriers.
According to her, women play pivotal roles in all aspects including the lives of their children, and should be given the needed support to thrive.
“When women achieve, our children go forward and these are the ingredients we need for the country to stand on its feet and not the petty divisions that are taking us nowhere”.
She added that, women should not be afraid to reach their potential and collaborate with others.
“We must learn that when others dig into our [women’s] private lives instead of focusing on what we have done, we should know that it is a sign that they have lost the argument. We shouldn’t be afraid, we should collaborate and work together and when women work, the country works”.
Speaking during the women empowerment series at the Labadi Beach Hotel, Professor Opoku- Agyemang, made a passionate appeal for women to be given oppportunities without asking some kind of questions such as how will she have a husband and a child?.
“Sometimes, people ask all kinds of questions, such as, when a woman rises, how will she have a husband and a child? But I have to tell you to tell them that, that is not part of the job requirement.”