Ejisu (Ash), March 13, – The
Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has appealed to the Ministry of
Gender, Women and Social Protection to speed up the process of work on the bill
seeking to extend maternity leave.
Mr Adjen Frimpong, Ejisu-Juaben
Municipal Secretary of GNAT, who made the call said it would help provide
nursing mothers, especially, teachers, enough time to take care of their babies
at their tender age.
He was speaking at a ceremony
organised by the Municipal GNAT secretariat to commemorate the international
women’s day at Ejisu.
The ceremony, which was sponsored
by UT Life Assurance, was attended by over 100, female teachers drawn from all
the pre-tertiary educational institutions in the municipality.
Mr Frimpong, said the role of
women in national development could not be over emphasised since they could be
found in every sector of the economy and have proven to be equal to the task in
whatever positions they occupied by demonstrating greater commitment to their
duties at all times.
“In the area of education, female
teachers have played critical roles in nurturing and training of the nation’s
human resource.”
Mr Frimpong pointed out that,
women were multi-gifted and it was time for all to support them to unearth and
sharpen their potentials to speed up national development and urged female
teachers to take advantage of modern technology to improve on their teaching
skills in the classroom.
Mr Frimpong also urged them to be
of good moral character and serve as role models for girls not only in their
schools, but their communities as well.
GNA
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