World Trade Organisation Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called for more women to be included and participate in leadership roles.
Okonjo-Iweala made the call while addressing journalists after a meeting with Duchess of Sussex Meghan and other women at the Nigerian Women in Leadership event on Saturday in Abuja.
She pointed out that women had continued to face many challenges while trying to become leaders.
Okonjo-Iweala made the call while addressing journalists after a meeting with Duchess of Sussex Meghan and other women at the Nigerian Women in Leadership event on Saturday in Abuja.
She pointed out that women had continued to face many challenges while trying to become leaders.
The WTO chief added that during the deliberations, the women and the duchess exchanged their views on various issues and discussed how to ensure more women in leadership positions.
According to Ms Okonjo-Iweala, increasing the percentage of women in leadership positions in the states and at the federal government levels is imperative.
She added that the issues discussed during the conversation with the duchess bordered on the challenges women face in becoming leaders and how they could overcome them.
Ms Okonjo-Iweala further said they also discussed how women could support themselves and improve their position in the country.
“How do we improve the position of women in the country? We have a very low percentage of women in the National assembly. We have never had a woman governor, let alone something higher,” she said.
