Don't wait for positions because you're a woman - Nana Adwoa Awindor advises young women

Popular Ghanaian media personality and former host of "Greetings from Abroad," Nanahemaa Nana Adwoa Awindor has advised young women against thinking they are entitled to positions because of their gender.

According to her, achievements should be earned and not given because they are women.

Speaking during the 2024 Youth Week celebrations at the Assemblies of God Cedar Mountain Chapel in Accra, Awindor emphasised the importance of affirmative action in creating opportunities for women to excel.

She highlighted that, unlike in the past, women now have the assurance that there is space for them to succeed if they work hard.

“I have said it over and again, as a woman, you don't have to wait for a position to be given to you because you are a woman. No, the position has to be given to you because you deserve that space.

“You have worked your way to the space. You didn't backpass, you didn't bootlick, and you didn't slip out, and you didn't do anything ill. You worked your way to that position,” she said.

Reflecting on the progress made by Ghanaian women, Awindor noted that women have held significant positions in the judiciary and other sectors.

She expressed optimism about the future, mentioning that women are now aspiring to even higher roles, including vice-presidential and presidential positions.

“So this Affirmative Action gives us the opportunity to hope for more. Not for free, but because we deserve to be there so we can all use it, or we can have opportunities available, and it gives us hope. So we can work towards getting a lot more space than we had before,” she said.

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