Election 2024: Women Aspirants seek sustainable funding for political activity in Ghana
Origen: Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Currently in Ghana, there are 40 females out of the 275 Members of Parliament in the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic. Clearly, this number is likely to decrease as some women in Parliament lost their seats during the primaries ahead of the December 7 elections.
Among them are Sarah Adwoa Safo, Dome-Kwabenya, Sheila Bartels, Ablekuma North, Gifty Twum Ampofo, Abuakwa North, Ama Pomaa, Juaben, and Freda Prempeh, Tano North.
Creating equal opportunities and ensuring that more women are represented to address the matter of underrepresentation of women in politics, policy and decision-making levels as well as in public life in general has taken centre stage in Ghana of late, especially with the passage of the Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Bill 2024, into law.
ABANTU For Development, with support from the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), is implementing a project titled, “Strengthening Activism for a Gender-Responsive Elections 2024 in Ghana”.
It convened a platform to give women parliamentary aspirants, political parties, civil society organisations, the media, and other key stakeholders the platform to discuss ways of advancing women’s participation and representation in the upcoming General Election, taking into consideration the passage of Ghana’s Affirmative Action (Gender Equity) Act 2024 (Act 1121).
Read here the full article published by Ghana Broadcasting Corporation 13 November 2024.
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