She made this disclosure during an interview with the BBC.

“I have learnt to handle it with grace,” she said.

She admitted that the role was not an easy one considering that she is female but was also determined to do her best at every given time.

“It’s not an easy job but it was not meant to be an easy job. When you are a woman in a space that some people believe should be male, you should expect it.”

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“It’s also a job that requires that you take difficult decisions and people do not always understand the decisions that are taken and they also do not understand that you are chairing a commission so when you speak you are speaking on behalf of seven people and so it’s not your voice. So it’s very easy for them to misunderstand and to personalise the attacks,” she added.

Charlotte Osei has come under intense pressure over some decisions made by the Commission. Political parties and individuals alike have criticised her for some decisions and actions of the EC but she revealed that her husband has been very supportive in these circumstances.

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she said.

She explained that she also admitted that it was a privilege to serve as the first female boss of the EC. She said she recognises that she needs to leave a legacy for young women who may find themselves in similar positions in the future.

“For me, personally, it is an honour in the sense that I recognise that I stand on the shoulders of women who have been first…I also have the duty to do a good job for the young women who are coming after me so that other women can also stand on my shoulders and contribute to serving the nation,” she said.