The Daily IIJ

Changing jobs can be fun but not when it involves shifting roles and professions. Ama Amankwah Baafi had a chat with a lady who made a dramatic u-turn in her profession. BEADS are like magic pearls that beautify every neck, wrist, ankle or the waist. To a Krobo woman, they are a way of life. [...]

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Feminism is not a word that trips easily off the tongues of Ghanaians. The hostility to the term and the insistence that it is foreign and the several misunderstandings about what feminism stands for, mean that people find it easier or more tactical to call themselves gender activists, gender expert’s etc. But perhaps, as Prof. [...]

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A professor at the University of Florida has said Ghana must think twice and find other ways of cleaning the voter register since that is one of the surest ways to ensure a credible election. He submits that biometric registration and verification which have become a contentious issue, especially among the leading political parties in [...]

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ABANTU for Development and ActionAid-Ghana have called on government and all political parties to ensure that they maintain their respective commitments of promoting increased women’s participation in the electoral process. The two women rights advocacy groups admit that though concrete steps have been taken to address disparities in certain sectors like meeting school enrolment under [...]

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Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor on Wednesday kick-started the National Democratic Congress (NDC) political campaign when he presented the 2012 Budget Statement in Parliament. He insisted that government had significantly delivered on its promise of a better Ghana for Ghanaians, justifying his claim with a seemingly endless list of what he [...]

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It has been established that without mandatory Affirmative Action, expected changes that can lead to an increase in women’s representation in national politics will not occur. Ghana may also miss out on achieving its Millennium Development Goal (MDG 3) target with regard to the proportion of seats held by women in national parliament. MDG 3 [...]

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The Church has been urged to take active part in the organisation of credible elections in Africa. Indeed, it must create the platform to help Christians find a way to contribute to peaceful elections and democracy in on the continent. Bishop Boniface Ziri, Chairman of the Episcopal Commission of Justice and Peace, Cote d’Ivoire, said [...]

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Even though Ghana has made great strides in its efforts at getting women elected or appointed to positions of authority, including the appointment of a woman as Chief Justice, a woman as Speaker of Parliament, among other several women ministers and deputy ministers, a major hurdle in the country’s feminist push, it appears, has to [...]

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A renowned legal practitioner, Mr. Akoto Ampaw has encouraged the feminist movement (FM) to be actively involved in the mass struggle for democratic principles and not to work in isolation.

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An OXFAM project aimed at improving access to quality maternal health care delivery in Ghana has seen an increase in community involvement and participation on health issues, especially maternal health. More women are now aware of when, why and where to go for antenatal care (ANC) and post natal care (PNC) within the beneficiary communities.

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