On April 8, 2025, the National Gender Diversity Taskforce, supported by EPL Ghana,convened to assess progress on gender equity initiatives across the Civil Service.The meeting provided a critical platform to assess the outcomes of the Gender DeskOfficer (GDO) training held in late 2024 and early 2025 while charting strategic stepsforward.Dr. Evans Aggrey-Darkoh, Head of the Civil Service, reinforced the need fordeliberate and sustained action to transform gender outcomes within the publicsector. He endorsed EPL Ghana’s “Women on the Rise” mentoring initiative,recognising its potential to accelerate leadership development for women in publicservice.

Key highlights included: Reports showing increased capacity among GDOs to mentor their peers. Recommendations to integrate simplified components of the AffirmativeAction Act into future trainings. A proposal by EPL Ghana to introduce a coaching and mentoring frameworktailored for women leaders in public institutions.Members agreed to organise validation and sensitisation workshops on gendermainstreaming SOPs in May 2025. OHCS pledged to provide disaggregated data onfemale staff beneficiaries to support EPL Ghana’s reporting and impactmeasurement.