
What’s stopping women leading Africa?
What needs to happen to get more women in charge?
Africa Daily · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
How do you get more women in charge so that one day they could be leading the continent? There are, of course, examples of women in charge and only recently we heard that Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Nigeria’s former finance minister, had become head of the World Trade Organisation. Not only is she the first woman but she’s also the first African to get the job. You might say though she’s a rare example so, is it time for more affirmative action? Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first democratically elected President of Africa and led Liberia for 12 years. She set up the Amujae initiative last year to help mentor women into positions of public leadership in Africa. One year on Alan Kasujja has been speaking to two women who help inspire others.