Ghana’s Silent Crisis: Protecting Women and Children
The peaceful image of Ghana is marred by the hidden realities of violence against women and children, particularly in rural areas. These vulnerable groups face issues like domestic abuse, rape, and maltreatment, which often go unreported and unpunished. Recent crime statistics from the CDD-Ghana’s Daily Crime Trend analysis highlight a concerning increase in crimes against […]
International Women’s Day – Our Attitudes on Gender Issues
Today is International Women’s Day. It is a day set aside to draw attention to the need to continue efforts in support of gender equity and equality. While society recognizes the progress achieved over the years, it acknowledges there is still work to be done. International Women’s Day offer countries like Ghana two things – […]
CDD-Ghana Congratulates Parliament on Passage of Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Act
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Politics and Public Policy – Legislating Gender Equality (Part III)
In Part I of this three-part series, the analyses mapped the gender dispositions landscape in Ghana which showed that Ghanaians a) have positive and strong normative beliefs about gender and women’s rights issues; b) strongly support equal rights or opportunities for women; c) believe that women and men enjoy certain equal opportunities; and d) do […]
‘De-radicalizing’ Feminism on International Women’s Day
*Featured Photo Credit: The Quint An insightful analysis of the trajectory of feminism, contemplating its successes and hurdles on the occasion of #InternationalWomensDay. [embeddoc url=”https://cddgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CDD-Blog.-De-radicalizing-Feminism-on-IWD-_Daniel-Selormey-.pdf”]
Our attitudes about women running for elected office
The Afrobarometer Survey has over the years captured Ghanaian attitudes about certain gender norms. Over five rounds (2005, 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2022), Ghanaians were asked the extent to which they agreed or disagreed with the following statement – Statement 1: Men make better political leaders than women, and should be elected rather than women. […]
Ghanaians see gender-based violence as a criminal matter
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Democratization and Women in Africa – Progress, Stagnation or Retreat
The African Union adopted the African Protocol on Women’s Rights as well as the Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in 2004. The founding instruments of the African Union also include a commitment to a 50/50 gender parity for all the organs of the AU. In 2006, Africa got its first democratically-elected female President, Mrs Ellen […]
