Women still marginalized – IEA Study

A study conducted by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) in 2015 indicated that although women constitute about 52 percent of the Ghanaian population, they are marginalized and disadvantaged in all sectors of the economy and in the development agenda. 

The study further showed that women have limited access to economic resources whilst their participation in the formal economy is considerably low. 

In light of the issues brought to the fore by the research, the IEA in May last year undertook extensive field work in the three regions of the north to bring to the limelight barriers to the socio-economic well-being of women in spite of their role as economic actors.

This was made known at a stakeholder meeting for the premiering of the documentary relating to the study at Wa in the Upper West Region. 

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