GenCED Highlights Gaps in Women’s Political Representation
GenCED Highlights Gaps in Women’s Political Representation
GenCED Highlights Gaps in Women’s Political Representation
The Gender Center for Empowering Development (GenCED) held a Post-Election Forum to assess women’s participation and representation in Ghana’s 2024 elections. Mrs. Gifty Ofori, Programme and Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for GenCED, highlighted key findings from their gender-sensitive election observation, which deployed 230 observers nationwide.
Mrs. Ofori noted persistent issues, including violence during voter registration, campaigns, and primaries, as well as inadequate accessibility for marginalized groups, limited media coverage for female candidates, and financial constraints hindering women’s political participation.
She also addressed the gap in President Mahama’s commitment to ensuring 30% representation of women in governance. “Currently, ministerial appointments stand at 16.7%, which is far below the promised target. While progress has been made in other areas, we urge the President to fulfill his pledge in subsequent appointments,” she stated.
The forum called for the implementation of affirmative action policies to address these challenges and urged the public to hold the government accountable for its promises to promote inclusivity and gender equity in governance.
