Liberia: African Women Leaders Network Calls on All Women to Work In Transforming The Status of WomenMonrovia – As the special senatorial elections and referendum draw near, a member of the African Women Leaders Network chapter (ALWN) has called on all women in the country to work in transforming the status of women. “Women are frequently seen as underdogs and if you have underdogs, it means that you have [to be] top dogs. The Africa we want; the Liberia we want, we don’t want to continue to see women as underdogs,” stressed Dr. Evelyne Kandakai, former Liberia’s Minister of Education, who is a member of ALWN. The African Women Leaders Network was established by the African Union (AU), United Nations Women (UN Women) and some African countries to help give women more space in the society. “We need more momentum, more force in terms of women participation in leadership; not only in governance but in everything.

Source: Front Page Africa July 22, 2020 07:17 UTC