Ghana

A civil society group, Gender Studies and Human Right Documentation Centre (GSHRDC) is calling on Government to fulfill its promise of having majority of women occupying decision-making positions in the country.

The call was necessitated by the failure on the part of both present and past governments to give more woman chance in government.

We invite you to read the full article published August 16, 2013

Political parties in the country have been asked to ensure that at least 30 per cent of all elected positions at the districts, regional and national levels are occupied by women.

The electorate have also been advised to vote for more women to occupy political positions instead of always giving preference to men.

We invite our readers to read the full article published July 8 by Vibe Ghana

Political parties in the country have been asked to ensure that at least 30 per cent of all elected positions at the districts, regional and national levels are occupied by women.

The electorate have also been advised to vote for more women to occupy political positions instead of always giving preference to men.

We invite you to read the full article published July 8 2013 by Spy Ghana

Civil society Organizations call on government to pass Affirmative Action bill into Law to encourgae more women participation in the decision making process.

We invite our users to read the complete article published May 14 2013

he anxiety and uncertainty surrounding women's abilities to win Parliamentary seats have been laid to rest as 28 women from nine regions have reached office so far in Ghana's hotly contested 2012 elections.

Dr Michael Abu Sakara Foster, Presidential Candidate of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) on Wednesday said when elected his government would champion the cause of women in nation building.

He said "politicians must practice what they preach, and walk the talk..., as the CPP has demonstrated with its commitment to gender mainstreaming by electing a woman as the Chairperson of the party.

A seminar, organized by IDEA, on women’s political empowerment held in Ghana in August brought together women members of parliament from 31 countries in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean to discuss what strategies are successful for translating women’s presence in parliaments into influence in politics and decision making.