Empowering women is key to Ghana’s economic development - Veep Opoku-Agyemang‎

By: Rachel Quartey & Rukayatu Musah ‎ ‎ ‎Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has described women’s economic empowerment as a matter of national economic development, stressing that the economic challenges confronting women have wider implications for Ghana. ‎ ‎She said access to affordable finance and the fragility of small businesses were challenges largely borne by women, making it important to create opportunities for them to develop sustainable livelihoods. ‎ ‎The Vice President made the remarks at the 3rd Biennial Conference of the Methodist Church, Ghana, Northern Accra Diocese Women’s Fellowship, held at the Most Rev. Kwesi Dickson Memorial Methodist Church at Adjiringanor Airport East Circuit. ‎ ‎Speaking on the theme, “Walking in the Word, Equipped for Every Good Work,” Professor Opoku-Agyemang said the Government’s policy framework prioritised enterprise and economic transformation, with particular attention to women’s economic empowerment.