Description: Ghana - Women's Role in Improved Economic Performance

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Ghana - Women's Role in Improved Economic Performance

The Government of Ghana's program to develop a gender strategy has been supported by the World Bank. This article is based on a Bank-assisted sector study, Ghana: gender analysis and policymaking for development. The Bank team worked closely w...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO HEALTH ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADULT ILLITERACY AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES BIRTHS BREASTFEEDING CHILD CARE CHILD HEALTH CONTRACEPTION COSTS OF EDUCATION CROPS DISCRIMINATION DISEASES EDUCATION OF WOMEN ENROLLMENT FAMILIES FARMERS FARMS FEMALE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GENDER GENDER ANALYSIS GENDER CONCERNS GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER GAP GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER ISSUES GIRLS GRADE LEVELS HEALTH CARE HIV HOUSEHOLD WORK ILLNESS IMMUNODEFICIENCY INFORMAL SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY LAND RESOURCES LEARNING MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE MINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURE MORBIDITY MORTALITY RATES MOTHERS NGOS NURSING NUTRITION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS PRODUCTIVITY READING REPRODUCTION RETENTION RATES SAFE SEX SCHOOL CURRICULUM SCHOOLS SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES SUPPORT SERVICES TEACHING TRAINING PROGRAMS WOMAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN FARMERS WOMEN WORKERS WOMEN'S HEALTH WOOD
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/10/12389625/ghana-womens-role-improved-economic-performance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9855

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Summary:	The Government of Ghana's program to develop a gender strategy has been supported by the World Bank. This article is based on a Bank-assisted sector study, Ghana: gender analysis and policymaking for development. The Bank team worked closely with Ghanaian Ministries of Agriculture, Micro-finance, Education, and Health to identify gender issues and study feasible recommendations. Along with the government, a broad range of stakeholders participated in the study, including academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, and women's groups. Through workshops and mission visits, four points of focus were identified for the study: agriculture, micro-enterprises, education, and health. Many of the stakeholders also emphasized the importance of strengthening Ghana's institutional capacity to develop and implement policies that adequately address gender concerns. The study focuses on two broad areas of gender-based differences and inequalities: the links between gender and economic productivity, and the development of human capital. In addition to the study described here, the Ghanaian government produced two policy documents from this study; both are now under final review within the government.