The African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) has called for stronger representation of female Members of Parliament (MPs) on parliamentary committees.
Preliminary results from the 2024 parliamentary elections indicate a slight increase in female representation, with 44 women elected as MPs, constituting 15.94% of the total seats. The remaining 232 seats, representing 84.06%, were won by men.
Speaking in an interview with Channel One News, Agnes Titriku, Programmes Manager at ACEPA, underscored the importance of ensuring women have a meaningful presence in parliamentary decision-making.
She emphasized the need for female MPs to be included on multiple committees to address gender imbalances and foster equitable representation.
“Parliament itself in constituting its committees is mindful to make sure that both men and women are represented across all committees as the numbers permit. If you have 40, there are only so many committees one person can serve on.
“This means when you take the average, of any committee in parliament, the composition will generally skew towards the men. Our census shows that women are more than half of Ghana’s population and so it is important that when you take the highest decision-making body in the land as far as representative decision-making is concerned, it is in our interest to have many more women sitting in there”
Ghana’s 9th Parliament is poised to make history with a record-breaking number of female Members of Parliament (MPs).
A total of 44 women have been elected, representing a significant step forward in the country’s efforts to achieve gender equality in political representation.
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