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The Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDP) has called on government at all levels to promote and encourage girl-child to show interest in engineering profession to reduce present dominance of men.
The company General Manager, Media Communications, Idemudia Godwin, quoted the Managing Director, Oladele Amoda, as saying in a statement.
According to the statement, Amoda spoke at a programme organised by the company for female children of employees of EKEDP tagged: “Bring Your Daughter to Work Day’’.
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It disclosed that the programme was jointly sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and United States Energy Association (USEA).
“Governments should come up with a well-articulated and sustainable blueprint or policy for the promotion and encouragement of interest of the girl-child in areas presently considered as exclusive preserve of men,’’ Amoda said.
He said that the event was aimed at improving gender diversity in the power sector.
Amoda said that since women had excelled in other fields of human endeavour, they should be encouraged to explore other areas still being regarded as the exclusive preserve of the men folk.
He said that with the role being played by women in the socio-economic development of many countries, no nation could neglect the development and capacity building of the girl-child.
