Madam Andara was addressing women groups at a symposium to mark International Women's day celebration in Takoradi. The event which was organized by the MDU's Women's Committee, was on the theme, "Press for Progress, Violence and Harassing Against Women in the World of Work. She reiterated the need to beat the drums for gender parity in all fields of endeavour to enable women play a frontline role in national affairs. The Western Regional Chairman of the Trades Union Congress Mr. Charles Thompson Jnr said the TUC has formed women committee groups to enable women unearth their potentialities and steer affairs of national life. He said women play a pivotal role in nation building and disabused the mentality that only men can do.

Source: GhanaWeb March 10, 2018 06:45 UTC