Social norms and assigned roles for women is one of Ghana’s main issues. There are social standards that women in Africa have to follow, depending on their culture and religion. There are other factors which compound a woman’s social norms.

Alliance for African Women Initiative (AFAWI) is a grassroots Ghanaian organisation, that has been striving to narrow the gender gap and empower women and children in Ghana for over ten years. We strongly believe in sustainable development and are working towards ensuring our projects to become self-sufficient for decades to come.

UN Women in Ghana. UN Women Ghana provides support to the Government of Ghana through the Parliament of Ghana, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP), the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), ILGS), Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), the Ministry of Finance of Economic Planning (MoFEP), Ghana AIDS ...

02/05/2025 February 5, 2025. From Ghana to Namibia, recent appointments of women to top political positions have been encouraging. But with more women in significant roles, are African nations ...

Africa. Globally, some progress on women’s rights has been achieved. In Ghana, 16.1% of women aged 20–24 years old who were married or in a union before age 18. The adolescent birth rate is 2 per 1,000 women aged 15–19 as of 2021, down from 78.02 per 1,000 in 2018.

Dec 12, 2024 · Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang’s emergence as Ghana’s first female vice president brings the West African nation, home to 34 million people and renowned for its democratic institutions, closer to the possibility of electing its first female president — a milestone recently achieved by Namibia with the election of its incumbent vice president ...

Women’s organizing and activism around such issues as livelihoods, access to land and other resources, and gender-based violence, took center stage as groups like the Network for Women’s Rights (NETRIGHT), the Domestic-Violence Coalition, and …

Drawing on Pan-African ideals, Ghanaian folklore, and historical figures, “A Woman Called Ghana” reimagines African womanhood from a pre-colonial perspective, disrupting historical silences and illuminating the multifaceted experiences of African women.

Jul 25, 2022 · Activist, feminist and media personality Nana Akosua Hanson is changing how women are treated in the west African coastal country of 32 million

Feb 5, 2025 · To bolster its strategic relationship with sector Ministries, Department and Agencies within the Government of Ghana, and to foster greater continuity of work, confidence, and a more unified and coordinated approach to its operations in Ghana, the United Nations Country Team is initiating strategic engagements with Ministers, Heads and Stakeholders of Public Sector Institutions in the country.