GHANA-WOMEN: MAKING IT COMPULSORY TO HAVE WOMEN IN GHANAS PARLIAMENTJonathan MigneaultJamila Akweley Okertchiri
Given this background, we offer novel contributions to the literature in several ways. First, the study extends the data by considering alternative measures of women in governance system (independent women on board and country-level indicators of women in governance) to examine how they influence d...
Financing Schemes for Women Candidates for Parliament in GhanaThis paper addresses the extent to which gendered electoral financing schemes affect women candidates' access to elected office in Ghana. Ghana is one of severaBauer, GretchenDarkwah, Akosua...
ParliamentWomen continue to experience political, social, and economic inequality around the world. Despite Ghana's democratic credentials and varied encounters with elections, women have struggled to achieve greater legislative representation in eight consecutive electoral cycles. The situation of women ...