STOP CALLING WOMEN IN POLITICS IN GHANA PROSTITUTE

The National Vice Chairperson of the ruling
National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anita De
Soso has entreated women to desist from
tagging other women who want to climb the
political ladder as prostitutes.
According to her, women do not encourage
their own, thereby pulling the very few ones
who have struggled to be on top down.
She believes most of the women in politics are
their one own enemies, stating that they tag
others as prostitutes for being too ‘close’ to
men.
The National Vice Chairperson of NDC
observed that due to intimidation, name
calling and lack of access to funds, lots of
women are afraid to be in politics.
‘Do you believe that within women, we do
discourage each especially when you want to
contest,… at times when they see that you are
nice with the men, our own women not the
men they will just tag you as a prostitute, why
does she thinks that she is so beautiful or the
men are given her money or she is being
recognised, then they tag you, we need to stop
this,’ she bemoaned.
She admitted that it is not an easy task for
women to be in politics, saying the country
lacks systems that support women who desire
to be in politics.
‘My brother if you want to be a politician, it’s
not an easy task, secondly if you have a
husband or you are not married, you need
your family to support you, if your family does
not support you, you can’t go into politics,’
she added.
The ‘lucky’ wife cum politician disclosed that
her husband consoles her when things get
tough, calling on families to support their
people who are in politics.
‘At times when am so discouraged my
husband calms me down, he will point to me
my wrongs and rights, and sometimes my
children also support me, we need people to
support us, we can’t do it alone’ she said.
Speaking on Ultimate breakfast show hosted
by Lantam Papanko on women contribution in
electoral and political process in Ghana, she
called for systems to support more women in
politics.
‘It has not been easy but I think that if you
are a woman and wants to be in politics, you
need to have the courage to start with, … so
far so good but it has not been easy, not until
our national constitution is amended, women
will find it very difficult to achieve it,’ she
suggested.
She called on her party NDC to amend their
constitution to draw more women in their
stronghold.
‘My dream is for our political party to amend
our constitution, so that some women in our
stronghold can also have the opportunity. Not
until these things are done, we will find it
more difficult to get more women in politics,’
she envisioned.

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