2017 is the 60th anniversary of our independence as a nation. It is a good time to reflect on gender activism and gender equality in Ghana.
At the beginning of the sixth decade of our existence as a nation, we need to focus on the most important single intervention that will ensure 50:50 representation of women by 2030, and guarantee equitable representation of women at all levels of government. That intervention is the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill in Ghana.