Empowerment of women shouln't be a threat to men

Empowering women and girls has transformational potential. [iStockphoto]

There have been concerns that the empowerment of women and girls is leaving men and the boy child behind. Many seem to worry that there is too much emphasis on empowering the girl child and wonder what will happen to the boy child.

One employer recently claimed women empowerment movement had created a problem in his workplace. He said most leaders in the organization were women and that he noticed men had retreated on leadership. It is a fact that women have made strides and their representation is growing in various spheres of life, including politics, since the Beijing Conference on gender equality in 1995.