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Among women in the poorest households, only 57.4% have ever registered with the National Health Insurance Scheme, as compared with 74.2% of women in the richest households in Ghana. [15] Women in urban areas also had higher registration rates than women in rural areas (70.9% and 66.3%, respectively). [ 15 ]
The ministry in 2011 celebrated International Women's Day in Accra. During the celebration, the maiden Ghana Women of Excellence Awards was held at the Accra International Conference Centre. The awards day was themed ‘Empowering the Ghanaian Woman for National Development’. 34 Ghanaian women were honoured at the ceremony for their ...
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is a Ghanaian governing body established to report to the presidency. [1] The GSS conducts Population and Housing Census in the country. [ 2 ]
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 ...
Grace Bediako started her career as a government statistician. She was appointed to be the head of the Ghana Statistical Service, and served from June 2004 to June 2012. [2] Prior to her career with the Government of Ghana, she was Chief of Demographic Statistics Section, United Nations Statistics Division from 2000 to 2004. [4]
However, women in research professions report experiencing more difficulties than men in the same field, which can be linked to restricted professional networks for women because of lingering traditional familial roles. [67] Feminist organizing has increased in Ghana as women seek to obtain a stronger role in the nation's democratic government ...
Pages in category "Women in Ghana" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Statistics; Cookie statement; Mobile view ...
The Women's Manifesto for Ghana was released at the Accra International Conference Centre on 2 September 2004. The document gained wide publicity despite the government's release of a new gender policy on the previous day. [ 1 ]