Women Empowerment and Political Participation in Ghana

Year 2022, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 112 - 124, 30.09.2022

Mohammed Kamal Alhassan

https://doi.org/10.46959/jeess.937157

Cited By: 1

Abstract

There is a growing recognition of the key role that women play in the economic and social development of a country. The empowerment of women has become an integral part of us. Therefore, we need to understand the processes through which we can ensure their empowerment and political participation. First of all, this study critically examines the socio-cultural problems that serve as barriers to women empowerment and the concrete policies and programs needed to nip them in the bud. As a result of this, the study also analyses the government of Ghana's policies and programs aimed at empowering women. These were designed and executed according to the political settlements approach. The study, therefore, examines this approach and uses both qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze them. In the end, data analysis will prove that these policies were successful in ensuring Women empowerment and political participation

Keywords

Women Empowerment, Political Participation, Government, Policies, institutions

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