Ayesha Imam, founder and former executive director of WLP Nigeria/BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights, discusses women's participation in government and politics, and barriers that must be overcome for them to do so.
Host Maimouna Mills is joined by Ambassador Gwendoline Konie, founder and president of the Social Democratic Party of Zambia; Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberian Opposition Leader of the Unity Party of Liberia; and Alassane Ouatarra, Former Prime Minister of Cote d'Ivoire, to discuss democracy taking root in sub-Saharan Africa.
In commemoration of International Women's Day, this episode of CNN's Amanpour focuses on the status of women's rights and gender equality globally since 1995.