Ghana’s First Lady Calls For Gender Balance In Business

Ghanaian First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called on businesses to ensure better gender balance in their management. 

The First Lady made the call as she attended the launch of the publication 'Trailblasers-Portraits of Female Business Leadership in Emerging and Frontier Markets' by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group.  

The publication profiles a number of female business leaders from the continent, including Ghanaian fashion designer and business entrepreneur Nora Bannerman.

"Research shows that companies with women leadership do better, therefore gender balance cannot be purely a diversity issue but an economic issue and addressing it, could benefit businesses, economic performance and eventually impact on citizens," the First Lady stated.

She also noted that companies with female leadership were often more focused when it comes to considerations such as environmental stewardship, social responsibility and stronger governance.

"We are a country full of promise but to meet that promise, we need to tap into all of our economic potentials, including the involvement of women in leadership," she stressed.