Ghana: No significant progress made towards women representation in politics
No significant progress has been made towards improving women representation in political decision-making since the institution of the district level elections 16 years ago, Mr Mohammed Alhassan Awal, Director of Northern Sector Action Awareness Center (NORSAAC), has observed.
He indicated that the inadequate or total absence of women in some cases from political decision-making in the country had a negative impact on the entire process of democratization and decentralization.
He made the observation during the launch of a research report on the performance of women candidates in the 2010 district level elections.
Read more at Ghana Business News, published 17 November 2012.
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