Ghana’s leading telecommunications giant, MTN joined the world yesterday to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD) in Accra to help the champion the cause of gender equality.
This year’s International Women’s Day which was at MTN House in Accra was graced by Her Ladyship Justice Sophia Akuffo, the immediate Chief Justice of Ghana.
In her remarks, she commended MTN Ghana for marking the International Women’s Day (IWD) while she also hailed the men in the company for joining in to offer their unflinching support to the women. Stressing the need for equality to be championed in all aspects of life to the betterment of mankind.
“Whether in business, whether in the economy, whether in national affairs, the community, the environment, and all that gender equality must be at the center. At the end of the day it is equity for all gender”, the former Chief Justice, stated.
The HR Executive of MTN Ghana Mrs. Ama Benneh Amponsah, MTN Ghana congratulated all women who have committed their service to drive Ghana’s development.
She also expressed profound gratitude to the Executives of the company for making the effort to increase the number of female workers.
Despite admitting that the movement to fight for women’s rights has come a long way in the past decade. This she said, there is the need more to be done.
“I think the movement to move women forward has really been enhanced over the years. I will even say in the past decade we have seen a lot happening in that area.
But I believe there are still a lot of unconscious biases that we all hold. The women themselves hold these unconscious biases against themselves and tend to show how we make decisions”, Mrs. Amponsah observed.
According to her, MTN Ghana would continue to foster a better working environment which creates a platform for gender inclusiveness.
The event was held on the theme: ‘Each for Equal’ to mark the International Women’s Day. The IWD has since 1909 been celebrated annually on March 8, 2020, around the world with an emphasis on the movement for women’s rights while pushing for equality as far as gender is concerned.
