Accra, July 21, GNA - Mrs Juliana Azumah-Mensah, the Minister of Women and Children's Affairs (MOWAC), on Wednesday pledged the government's commitment to strengthen Ghanaian women in senior governance positions to promote gender equality and equity under its "Better Ghana" agenda.

Christian Boateng, the 20-year-old male sex worker who was last week Thursday arrested by the Dansoman police for operating as a female sex worker, has told The Spectator that some of his clients are prominent bank mangers, policemen, businessmen and accountants working in the Kumasi metropolis.

"Your Worship, I thought I was sleeping with my wife, as the room was dark," pleaded 49-year-old Kwaku Otu when he appeared before the Akyem Swedru Circuit Court for allegedly impregnating his 19-year-old daughter.The court, presided over by Mr Kofi Aktowiah; dismissed Otu's plea of guilty with explanation and remanded him in prison custody to re-appear on January 14,2010.

Mr. Mahmud Khalid, Upper West Regional Minister has expressed concern about the increased rate of alcoholism among women in the region.
He said relevant sources had indicated that alcohol consumption among women was higher than that of the men, a situation he said was worrying and called on the National Commission for Civic Education to intensify its education on the issue.