Ghana’s next Parliament is set to have the highest number of female representation for the first time since the onset of the Fourth Republic.
This is because 28 out of the 133 women who contested the just-ended elections successfully sailed through.
The 133 women who contested the election marked a significant improvement over the 103 women who contested in the 2008 elections.
The 2008 elections produced 20 female Member of Parliament (MPs).
Read more at Peace FM Online, published 11 December 2012.
Ghana’s next Parliament is set to have the highest number of female representation for the first time since the onset of the Fourth Republic.
This is because 28 out of the 133 women who contested the just-ended elections successfully sailed through.
The 133 women who contested the election marked a significant improvement over the 103 women who contested in the 2008 elections.
The 2008 elections produced 20 female Member of Parliament (MPs).
Read more at Peace FM Online, published 11 December 2012.