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Mrs Lilly Bempong, the Central Regional Director of the Information Service Department (ISD) has disclosed that only 19, representing 15 per cent of 123 government institutions were headed by females as of 2022. Again, only two out of the 27 private firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange in 2022, were also headed by females, stressing the need for an equal representation of men and women, which was essential for effective democratic governance. Mrs Bempong said it was worrying that despite the constitutional requirement, women remained underrepresented in the nation’s political and public sectors. She was speaking at a sensitisation meeting on the Affirmative Action Act 2024 organised by ActionAid Ghana (AAG), a Non-Governmental Organisation in collaboration with ...

Dr Nafisa Mahama, Acting Director of the Information Services Department (ISD), has asked staff of the Department to rededicate themselves and work hard to support the government to achieve its developmental goals and objectives. She said the placement of the Department under the Presidency, puts an onerous challenge on the staff to work extra hard to explain government policies and programmes to the people at the grass roots and provide the needed feedback to the government to help it make informed decisions that would help improve the livelihoods and living conditions of the people. Addressing a collaborative programme to build the capacities of some selected District Information Officers (DIOs), on the mandate and operations of the Ghana National Household Registry (GNHR) in...

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Information Service Department urges equal participation of women in governance structure

ISD staff urged to rededicate themselves to support the government to achieve its goals