MONROVIA – A Local Women Civil society group, “Women’s NGO Secretariat of Liberia” (WONGOSOL) established as an organ for coordinating the activities of women organizations in Liberia in1998, is leading a campaign for a law to be enacted to mandated for women to occupy at least 30% of all national elected offices and leadership positions in political parties. “The only and biggest leadership positions given to women in all the Political parties is head of women wing of that party this I believed is not fair and must stop,” Madam Salue said. According to her, women are equally then even some of their men counterpart noting that there is a need that law be enacted to compel political parties for women to occupy at least 30% of all national elected offices and leadership positions in political parties. WONGOSOL is a network of 104 organizations committed to ending violence against women and achieving gender equality in Liberia. Madam Salue disclosed that currently WONGOSOL is a manifestation of their campaign for to occupy at least 30% of all national elected offices and leadership positions in political parties they have begun holding a four-day women political and leadership project aim at improving women’s Representation at the Liberian legislature.

Source: Front Page Africa December 16, 2021 14:40 UTC