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Many acts of violence against women in Ghana have gone unreported as there are social stigmas that are associated with these acts. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ] However, the number of cases of violence against women in Ghana has been increasing every year. [ 8 ]
A map of Ghana's ethno-linguistic areas. Ghana has more than seventy native ethnic groups. [15] Major native African ethnic groups in Ghana include the Akan at 45.7% of the population, the Mole-Dagbon at 18.5%, the Ewe at 13.9%, the Ga-Dangme at 7.1%, the Gurma at 6.4%, the Guan at 3.2%, the Grusi at 2.7%, Mande at 2% and others at 1.6%.
Today, the percentage of women in polygynous marriages in Ghana's rural areas (23.9%) is almost double that of women in Ghana's urban areas (12.4%). [64] The age group with the most women in polygynous marriages is 45–49, followed by the 15–19 age group and the 40–44 group. [64]
This is a list of women who have been elected as member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. [1] [2] [3] [4] Within the 8th parliament, the ...
They are arguably considered to be legal under customary law. Men in polygamous marriages can more easily transfer the costs of childbearing and rearing to women. The religions that consist in Ghana currently are 12 percent Muslim, 38 percent traditionalist, 41 percent Christian, and the rest (about 9 percent) other.
In 2007 the Ghanaian government created the Domestic Violence Act in an attempt to reduce violence against women. [25] The act encountered significant resistance from cultural conservatives and local religious leaders who believed that such a law would undermine traditional African values, and that Western values were being implemented into law.
History of women in Ghana (8 C, 3 P) M. Women's ministers of Ghana (2 P) O. Women's organisations based in Ghana (5 P) R. Women's rights in Ghana (3 C, 6 P) S.
A loss to Uruguay in Johannesburg on July 2, 2010, by a penalty shoot-out ended Ghana's attempt at reaching the semi-finals of the competition. [42] While men's football is the most widely followed sport in Ghana, the national women's football team is gaining exposure, participating in the FIFA Women's World Cup and the CAF Women's Championship.