Mrs. Loretta Pope-Kai delivers the keynote address of the celebration of International Women’s DayMONROVIA – President George Weah should appoint more women in his government if he is to live up to the self-styled “Feminist-in-Chief” title and Liberia to achieve gender equality and equity, Loretta Pope-Kai, the keynote speaker at the national celebration of the International Women’s Day, has said. President Weah has appointed a number of women in government—on the cabinet and at the county level—with a few women legislators but their number is dwarfed by a huge number of men. “Playing lip service to women political participation and affirmative action must be eliminated,” Mrs. Pope-Kai said. Mrs. Pope-Kai, however, urged women in leadership and and position of power to take the lead in efforts to increase women’s participation void of political, tribal and religious motivation. We must stand with all of the girls and young women of this land and work tirelessly to empower them.

Source: Front Page Africa March 09, 2020 02:03 UTC