What is the noise in President Akufo-Addo's comments about women? | Characteristics

What's wrong if the president says "we do not see enough dynamism and activism" on the part of those seeking. I speak of dynamism where it counts … electing people to parliament, controlling political parties because they are the instruments by which our societies make decisions "that feminists, activists, opponents are fighting for s & # 39; to undo?

I had the privilege of attending the 2019 Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver when President Akufo-Addo made these remarks as a panelist during a discussion.

But even before he was able to finish his presentation, Alaa Mubarit, a doctor and advocate for the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, disagreed, which literally shook the Ghanaian president in the process. News presenter on CNN watched.

His argument was that the approach should rather be to change the existing systems that were designed to prevent women from accessing positions of power. She goes on to say that there are "dynamic and incredible women" to whom the door remains closed.

President Akufo Addo could only reply "we are talking about decisions, not wishes and hopes, we are talking about decisions that will make a difference ", provoking a joke between the two, Alaa having to ask "how is the door going to open?", Insisting that it was important that male allies in positions of power such as the president recognize the impactful, incredible and vibrant women in the communities, and"amplify them do not empower them because they have an agency"but"amplify them to put them in position of power.

And people, including some in the audience and in Ghana, think the president has not spoken well; What's the problem?

I can not understand what I think because I see them arguing the same argument, except that the president is literally saying, "women should and should push a little harder and put themselves in a position of 39 influence and decision making (by dint of working hard during elections and do not expect that a man should somehow serve you because you are a woman, "and the point raised by Mubarit is that "no, Mr. President, create an environment that allows women to take advantage of & # 39 ;; and that is their starting point.

For President Akufo-Addo, co-chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and decorated with the African Union's Gender Equality Champion, which has more than 30 per cent women in her portfolio. government, including a new female chief of staff, this is not enough. and people have a problem with that and practically fall on themselves?

The sound is too loud, I can not hear their arguments. let someone tell me what the problems are or maybe.

What I find rather problematic is the apparent lack of respect that the activist, an Arab turned Canadian, has condemned our president, preventing him from baderting his point of view and trying to intervene with his hand up to attract the attention of the moderator to give him the opportunity to express himself. the president had the floor.

When that failed, we could see her almost banging on the shoulder of the president and shaking her head, wearing strange looks on her face and still trying to intervene. nothing more disrespectful than that and I blame the moderator because she should have called the lady to order and protected the president from this unruly behavior.

I was literally embarrbaded by the anger and I broke out, so a friend friend of Canadian ecologist become Iranian and Canadian asked why I did not look happy and I told her my reason and she did not could agree with me that Mubarit had too much weight.

Knowing the Arabs and their strict culture, I do not think she could have done this to an Arab ruler or do it in his native country.

Imagine that it was the president who tapped her on the shoulder to try to make clear a point and the controversy that would have generated worldwide; they would have said that it was a haram (an abomination) as they say in Arabic, yet this gender activist had the courage to treat our president with the utmost contempt and our own compatriots, including a self-esteem. saying gender activist, criticism and opposition, we should applaud noisy?

Let's be serious as a people, because believe me, the lady could not have tried this behavior with the Canadian Prime Minister who shared the same platform.

But did I blame her, no, the environment (full of activists for the genre with all their biases) was simply intimidating and unfriendly, even though President Akufo-Addo, a man known for his opinions and his strong convictions, held his motives and that I also supported him.