By Bertha Badu-Agyei 

Accra, March 9, GNA – Developing Women for Mobilization (DWM), a not-for-profit organization has called out stereotyping, challenge discrimination and question biases as part of accelerating action towards gender equity and equality. 

DWM in a message to celebrate the International Women’s Day, signed by Mrs Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings, the founder and copied the GNA, urged all to take concrete steps to influence women’s advancement. 

The statement noted that Women had made significant progress but at a steady pace “DWM believes that with the passage of the Affirmative Action and Gender Equity Act 2024, and strategic interventions of stakeholders our progress will be hastened”. 

The Act aimed to promote gender equality and women empowerment, by addressing the systemic barriers that had hindered women in the Ghanaian society would catapult women’s development. 

The United Nations Global Gender Gap Report and the World Economic Forum stated in their 2024 report that at the current rate of progress, achieving gender parity and equality, would be realised in the year 2158, which is 133 years from now. 

This meant that women’s progress and development will take until 2158, which is roughly five generations from now to reach full gender parity and DWM expressed hope that with the Affirmative Action law, the progress would be hastened.  

The statement pledged the continuous support of the DWM to advocate for women’s development, to see a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination to a world “that is diverse, equitable and inclusive” 

“Our organisation stands in solidarity with all groups, large-scale bodies, and philanthropic entities working tirelessly to support and advance women and girls to thrive”.   

The DWM is an organization that advocates for gender equality and empowers women in Ghana, founded in 1982 and had since been working to bring about positive change in communities to empower women and girls. 

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