ABANTU Urges Political Will to Boost Women’s Participation in 2024 Elections In a resolute call for action, ABANTU For Development, a prominent women’s advocacy group, has emphasized the critical need for political will to advance women’s participation and representation in Ghanaian politics and national discourse. During a recent media briefing held in Accra, the…
The Chief Director at the Ministry of Transport, Mabel Sagoe has challenged women to be innovative to address hurdles confronting them in their entrepreneurial journey. According to her, women need to build capacities to face challenges like limited access to finance and markets as well as entrenched cultural barriers. She was speaking at an event…
WMC Raises Alarm on Gender Equality Neglect in Ghana’s Politics The Women’s Manifesto Coalition (WMC) has expressed worry about the political party cultures that are failing to include gender equality and women’s rights as salient issues in the process of building a democratic Ghana. The most recent internal political party primaries of the two primary…
Girl Getup Africa in collaboration with the Naa Dedei Botchwey Foundation is set to organize the second edition of Getup seminar on Saturday, October 7, 2023. The seminar to be held at TV3’s Executive Theater seeks to shed light on the questions that often weigh on the minds of women and girls to inspire positive…
Give Fair Hearing To Men Whenever Women Raise Allegations-Mylisa Ghanaian producer and author Princess Agyapomaa, popularly known as Mylisa, says men have to be given a fair hearing whenever there are allegations made by women, especially when it comes to issues of relationships. According to Mylisa, some women are taking advantage of societal prejudice…
May 28th is marked globally as Menstrual Hygiene Day. The day also presents an opportunity to raise awareness of the challenges girls and women face in accessing menstrual hygiene products. This year, the commemoration is under the theme: Making Menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030. The overarching goal is to build a world,…
Isaac Kofi Dzokpo Writes: Women have been marginalized in Ghana Women have been marginalized, despite the fact that they make up the majority of Ghana’s population and a significant portion of the human resource base. In governance, women have been marginalized. The mismatch is reflected in the proportion of women in parliament. “Women’s representation…
