The National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has charged state governors to meet up with 35 per cent affirmative action in their appointments.
 
The national president of the association, Mrs Ifeyinwa Omowole, gave the charge in Enugu on Friday during activities to mark the South-East summit of the association.
 
She stressed the need for women to be carried along in elective and appointive positions.
Omowole urged journalists to always give female politicians the needed publicity in their reportage.
 
In a remark, the South-East vice president of the association, Mrs Chieso Aninwagwa said that the association in Enugu had tackled the issue of rape of women.
 
Aninwagwa advised female journalists to be mindful of the campaign to promote the educational and economic advancement of women in the country.
 
She also said that the association had distinguished itself as an independent organisation championing the issue of self-esteem among women.
 
The chairperson, NAWOJ, Enugu, Mrs Ifeoma Amuta, urged women, especially of child bearing age, to ensure adequate immunisation of their children.
 
She advised women to always embark on medical check-up for early detection of diseases, especially cancer.
 
Amuta said that the association in the state had condemned the incessant harassment of some women in the South-East.
 
She urged the government to address the plight of women, especially widows whose farmlands and crops were destroyed by cattle.
 
Mrs Peace Nnaji, Enugu State Commissioner for Gender Affairs and Social welfare, charged female journalists to be objective in their reportage.
 
She urged them to promote equal opportunities for all women in the country alongside their children and society at large.
 
The commissioner enjoined members of the association to be alive to their responsibilities.