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The lack of political participation from women in Ghana can be attributed to longstanding cultural norms. [12] The traditional belief that women in Ghana should not have responsibilities outside the home contributes to the deficiency of women in politics. [12] Leadership is also a skill that is traditionally associated with boys and men.
The centre works with local, national, and international organizations in its work towards addressing the problems facing women in Ghanaian society. The Gender Centre conducts research to provide both quantitative and qualitative data that will lead to new laws, fresh outlooks, and community discussions concerning women in this region of the world.
Region based education inequality stems in part from region based poverty. For example, the Northern region in Ghana is the poorest, and also the most educationally deprived, with 61.6% of its population having received less than four years of education. Gender inequality is also more stark when interplaying with other factors such as geography.
Gold is a big foreign-exchange earner for Ghana – in 2023, exports amounted to $5.2bn (£4.1bn). Along with gold, the country has resources of oil, gas, diamonds, bauxite and lithium among other ...
Less than 15% of Ghana's 275-member parliament are women, below the 30% target set out by the United Nations for all countries. The country was ranked 119th in a June report on the global gender ...
In 2007 the Ghanaian government created the Domestic Violence Act in an attempt to reduce violence against women. [25] The act encountered significant resistance from cultural conservatives and local religious leaders who believed that such a law would undermine traditional African values, and that Western values were being implemented into law.
Ghanaian economist Prof Godfred Bokpin told the BBC the challenges facing the next government were huge. "What Ghana needs right now is credible leadership, lean government and efficiency in ...
Chapter 5 of the Constitution of Ghana protects freedom and practice of religion. [13] 2013 Report on International Religious Freedom published by the United States Department of State concludes that Government of Ghana generally respects all religious groups and has shown commitment to this by demonstrating leadership style when skirmishes do ...