Ghana 'overlooks marginalised women' in landmark fisheries bill

Ghana ‘overlooks marginalised women’ in landmark fisheries bill - IN FOCUS: Climate change, overfishing, and aid cuts are all impacting Ghana’s fishing sector, writes Nick Ferris. A new bill designed ...
The Conversation

Ghana’s election system keeps women out of parliament. How to change that

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Boston Herald

In coastal Ghana, female oyster farmers try to save an old practice threatened by climate change

TSOKOMEY, Ghana (AP) — Beatrice Nutekpor weaves through the mangroves in Tsokomey community, just outside of Ghana’s capital of Accra, every day to harvest oysters for sale. It’s a family tradition ...
Mongabay

Women in Ghana plant ‘diversion’ trees to protect shea trees and their livelihoods

For International Women’s Day, Mongabay puts a spotlight on a community forest restoration effort to protect Ghana’s shea trees, which are economically and ecologically important species for the ...
The Conversation

Violence against women in Ghana is deeply rooted in culture and family ties – study

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