I know that women in the world I grew up in did not have a voice. The truth is that at the high table we still do not have enough women. The policyma… - Mary Chinery-Hesse
" "I know that women in the world I grew up in did not have a voice. The truth is that at the high table we still do not have enough women. The policymakers are still mainly men. We need to woo enlightened men to back our quest for equality because unless we make men champions for gender equality there will never be a permanent change.
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About Mary Chinery-Hesse
Mary Chinery-Hesse, FAAS, OSG, née Blay (born 29 October 1938) is an international Civil servant and diplomat serving as the first woman Chancellor of the University of Ghana, inducted on 1 August 2018. She was the first female Deputy Director-General of the International Labour Organization.
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Mary Blay
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Mary Akuokor Chinery-Hesse
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The situation for women has improved since then. We see laws on gender equality, maternity leave and equal opportunity. Since Beijing a number of countries embraced the concept of the girl child and several have adopted policies to ensure that girls go to school. At the University of Ghana, where I am Chancellor, there are more women students than men.
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