Soroptimist International of Kumasi, a society of women professionals committed to gender equality, has appealed to the political parties to give prominence to women's development issues.
Mrs Ellaine Owusu, President of the society said women require governmental and institutional support to give them more social protection and enhance their economic situation to boost their contribution to national progress.
The expectation was that the parties would implement effective policies and programmes to support women empowerment in all fields, when given the mandate to govern.
Speaking at the society’s meeting held in Kumasi on Wednesday, she said it was of essence to highlight issues that tend to inhibit the progress of women
Mrs Owusu called on civil society organisations, traditional authorities and policy makers to work together to advance the cause of women.
The meeting provided the platform to assist the members to have better understanding of their roles to engineer gender activism.
Soroptimist clubs work towards human rights protection, equality, development and peace through international goodwill, understanding and friendship.