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Although women are guaranteed political participation rights under the 1992 Ghana Constitution, there is a lack of female representation in government. There has never been a female president in Ghana. In 2012, 19 women occupied seats in Parliament, while 246 men occupied the rest of the seats. [ 3] In 2017, the number of women elected to ...
Prostitution in Ghana. Prostitution is illegal but widespread in Ghana, [ 1][ 2] so much so that many Ghanaians are unaware that it is prohibited. [ 3] There are growing sex tourism, child prostitution [ 4] and human trafficking. [ 5][ 6] High rates of unemployment and poverty in Ghana are believed to be causing a drastic growth in the sex ...
Akan names. The Akan people of Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Togo frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. These "day names" have further meanings concerning the soul and character of the person. Middle names have considerably more variety and can refer to their birth order, twin ...
Two young girls dancing Adowa Adowa Dancer in Kente Cloth. Adowa is a dance by the Akan people of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. It is a popular traditional dance in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire and it is performed at cultural ceremonies like festivals, funerals, engagements, and celebrations. The Adowa dance is a sign of expression that allows ...
London School of Economics. Profession. Judge. Lawyer. Annie Ruth Jiagge, GM (née Baëta; 7 October 1918 – 12 June 1996), also known as Annie Baëta Jiagge, was a Ghanaian lawyer, judge and women's rights activist. She was the first woman in Ghana and the Commonwealth of Nations to become a judge. [1] She was a principal drafter of the ...
The school was started as a private secondary school for girls by Caxton Williams, a Sierra Leonean in 1953. Kumasi Girls' Senior High School (KUGISS) was first situated at Susanso, near Bomso Junction on the Kumasi-Accra road. In the early 1960s, the proprietor moved the school to Old Tafo where it remained in rented premises until 1992 when ...
Alumni. Ghanass Old Students' Association (GOSA) (members are called "Beacon") Ghana Senior High School, Koforidua, popularly known as GHANASS, is a high school in Koforidua. [ 1] It was preceded by the establishment of two colleges that ultimately combined into what is currently known as The Beacon of the East.
Less than 15% of Ghana's 275-member parliament are women, below the 30% target set out by the United Nations for all countries. The country was ranked 119th in a June report on the global gender ...