Joyce Bawah Mogtari: Women must be given opportunities to grow into leadership
Senior Presidential Advisor and Senior Aide to President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has called for greater opportunities for women to participate in political leadership, arguing that leadership skills are often developed through responsibility, exposure and experience.
Joyce Bawah Mogtari, a Senior Presidential Advisor and Senior Aide to President John Dramani Mahama, has advocated for increased opportunities for women in political leadership. She emphasized that leadership skills are typically honed through responsibility, exposure, and experience. In a Facebook post, Madam Bawah Mogtari shared her own journey in politics, recalling her appointment at a young age by then-President Mahama after taking over from Hannah Tetteh.
Despite some doubts about her readiness for the role, she acknowledged the weight of the responsibility and her growth through the subsequent challenges. She questioned why people questioned her readiness while questioning whether society was prepared to provide women with the opportunities to develop their leadership abilities.
Bawah Mogtari highlighted President Mahama's consistent support for women in political leadership, including his nomination of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as his running mate in two successive elections. She noted that the increasing presence of women in ministerial positions, as chief executives, advisers, strategists, and decision-makers signifies progress towards normalizing women's participation in political leadership.
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