The theme of the symposium was “Strategies to incorporate more females in the security sector: AFL in perspective”. Serving as keynote speaker, the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, Cllr Jamesstta Wolokolie, explained how women can play an important role by imparting the society when they are in the army. “When I was growing up, I used to run whenever I see an army man and if it was a woman, I do not think I was going to run,” Cllr Wolokolie said. “Low salary, maternity leave, specialized skills, and other things are hampering women from joining the army. Bowier explained that besides the 1980 Coup d’etat, women have been involved in so many positive things in the army.

Source: Front Page Africa February 06, 2020 07:52 UTC