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Sekyiamah co-founded the blog, Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women, to help widen discussion of sex and sexuality by African women and provide a forum for them to talk openly. [3] [4] She won the best overall blog and best activist blog prizes at the 2013 Ghana Blogging and Social Media Awards and best overall blog again in 2014. [3]
Gundonaa Hajia Samatu Abudu was born on March 9, 1926. She is a former trader of cereals. [7]She is one of the several women traditional leaders whose leadership is being studied under a University of Ghana project titled "Women and Political Participation in Africa: A Comparative Study of Representation and Role of Female Chiefs", which is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The lack of political participation from women in Ghana can be attributed to longstanding cultural norms. [12] The traditional belief that women in Ghana should not have responsibilities outside the home contributes to the deficiency of women in politics. [12] Leadership is also a skill that is traditionally associated with boys and men.
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She became the first female running mate of the two major political parties in Ghana. [35] [36] Her selection by the flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress was applauded by women groups and women activists as a positive sign to the Ghanaian political scene to promote gender balance and equality. [37] [38] [39] [40]
The number of women elected to parliament was 40, the same as in the previous election (2020), which means that the percentage of women members of parliament in Ghana remains at 15%, a level lower than the average in the sub-region West Africa (18%), the continental African average (27%) and the global world average (also 27%). [9]
The Women's Manifesto for Ghana was released at the Accra International Conference Centre on 2 September 2004. The document gained wide publicity despite the government's release of a new gender policy on the previous day. [ 1 ]