International Sheroes Forum Accra 2018
From 17 – 19 May 2018, the International SHEROES Forum – Accra2018 will convene the business community, civil society, and government representatives to discuss how to advance women’s empowerment on...
Talking Politics
“We’re serious about leaving no one behind” – Otiko Djaba tells UN
Ghana’s Minister-designate for Gender and Social Protection, Madam Otiko Djaba, has addresses 55th United Nations Session of the Commission for Social Development at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Ghana is...
I have always been single – Gloria Akuffo
Ghana’s incoming Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo, was not going to allow the male dominated Parliamentary Committee vetting her for the position to intimidate her. Introducing herself to the Appointment Committee at the...
Adwoa Sarfo Ghana’s first female Deputy Majority Leader
When the Seventh Parliament of Ghana’s Forth Republic opens on 7th January, the House will have its first female Deputy Majority Leader, Sarah Adwoa Sarfo. The New Patriotic Party, which will form...
Meet Frema Opare Ghana’s first female Chief of Staff
Sheleadsafrica.com — As a new government prepares to take office in Ghana on 7th January, a former lawmaker, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare has been designated as the next Chief of Staff for the...
Ghana: Marginal increase in female MPs
When the 7th Parliament of Ghana’s Fourth Republic opens in January next year, 35 women will take their seats as legislators, according to confirmed results of the 2016 general election – an...
Ghana Decides: Celebrating baby steps
As Ghana goes to the polls Wednesday to elect 275 Parliamentarians and a President, She Leads Africa magazine salutes all the women who have dared to make history. For gender activists, Ghana’s...
What I have started in Malawi shall never stop – Ex-President Banda
SHE Leads Africa magazine‘s Executive Editor Efam Dovi Speaks To Former Malawian President Joyce Banda In An Exclusive Interview | DR. Joyce Banda navigated Malawi’s turbulent political waters and became president on...
Johnson Sirleaf: First Female ECOWAS chair
A look at the list of chairpersons of the Authority Of ECOWAS Heads Of State And Government from 1975 to 2015 says it all — a roll call of “old boys” network. That is why...
