Women’s Participation In Local Governance In Ghana The Case of the Nadowli District of the Upper West Region

Gyimah, Charles; Thompson, ES

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“…From this figure, it can be deduced that in Ghana, women comprise more than half of the total population. Yet, according to Gyimah & Thompson (2008) the status of women is much lower than that of men in Ghana's political arena. Several factors and reasons have been given by different critics all over the world as to why there is gender inequality in Parliament.…”

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Articulations of feminine voices in Ghana’s parliament: a study of the Hansard from 2010-2011

Mensah¹,

Wood²

2018

AFRREV LALIGENS: Int J. Language, Lit and Gender Stuadies

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Women have both a right and an obligation to active participation in political deliberation. Yet, their participation in formal political processes, where decisions regarding the use of societal resources generated by both men and women are made, remains insignificant. Now researchers are looking beyond the number of women in parliament to focus on what they can do in terms of their contributions. This study, therefore investigates female parliamentarians' contributions during parliamentary proceedings, evaluates how gendered these issues were. To accomplish this task, a textual analysis of the Hansard was done using critical discourse analysis and theory of gender and power. The analysis revealed that although female MPs contribute to a range of issues, they are ardent promoters of pro

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confidence: 99%

Articulations of feminine voices in Ghana’s parliament: a study of the Hansard from 2010-2011

Mensah¹,

Wood²

2018

AFRREV LALIGENS: Int J. Language, Lit and Gender Stuadies

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“…Changing climatic conditions (e.g., droughts) aggravate these gender relations by increasing women’s reproductive work and time allocated to complete water-related tasks (Arku & Arku, 2010; Awumbila & Momsen, 1995). The result is that in comparison with men, most women are less represented in productive activities, are poorer, and participate less in the governance of natural resources, including water (Gyimah & Thompson, 2008; Mensah-Kutin, 2008). Thus, climate change will exacerbate the woes of women and poor people because their livelihoods depend on natural resources and economic sectors that are susceptible to climate change.…”

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Climate Change as a Wicked Problem

FitzGibbon

Mensah

2012

Sage Open

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Understanding complexity suggests that some problems are more complex than others and defy conventional solutions. These wicked problems will not be solved by the same tools and processes that are complicit in creating them. Neither will they be resolved by approaches short on explicating the complex interconnections of the multiple causes, consequences, and cross-scale actors of the problem. Climate change is one such wicked problem confronting water management in Ghana with a dilemma. The physical consequences of climate change on Ghana's water resources are progressively worsening. At the same time, existing institutional arrangements demonstrate weak capacities to tackle climate change-related complexities in water management. Therefore, it warrants a dynamic approach imbued with complex and adaptive systems thinking, which also capitalizes on instrumental gains from prior existing institutions. Adaptive Co-Management offers such an opportunity for Ghana to adapt its water management system to climate change.

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“…Examples include studies in Ghana (e.g. Gyimah & Thompson 2008), Uganda (e.g. Lakwo 2009; Matembe 2010) and South Africa (e.g.…”

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“…Bryld 2001, Ban & Rao 2008), show that women's participation in local institutions remains low, and is determined by the socio-cultural rules and norms, relationships, structures, processes of local governance, and the historical and political context of communities (Bryld 2001; Ban & Rao, 2008; Hicks 2011). In addition, women's triple role in production, reproduction and community management (Moser 1993) leave them with very limited time to participate in local governance (Gyimah & Thompson 2008). Hence, increasing women's bargaining power and involvement in decision-making processes at different levels requires changing these structural constraints to render them more responsive to women (Agarwal 2001).…”

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Gender perspectives on decentralisation and service users’ participation in rural Tanzania

2014

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Increasing participation in decision-making processes by service users is one of the objectives of decentralisation reforms in Tanzania. The argument is that decentralisation enhances participation by all sections of the community, and by women in particular, and results in decisions that better reflect local needs. This paper examines the impact of decentralisation reforms on service users' participation for delivery of water and health services in rural Tanzania, using a gender perspective and principal-agent theory. The paper investigates how decentralisation has fostered spaces for participation and how men and women use these spaces, and identifies factors that constrain or encourage women's participation. It shows that decentralisation reforms have created spaces for service users' participation at the local level. Participation in these spaces, however, differs between men and women, and is influenced by the socio-cultural norms within the household and community. Men have gained more leverage than women to exercise their agency as principals. Women's participation is contributing to addressing practical gender needs, but strategic gender needs have been less adequately addressed because gendered power relations have been largely untouched by the reforms.

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Women’s Participation In Local Governance In Ghana The Case of the Nadowli District of the Upper West Region

Cited by 8 publications

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Articulations of feminine voices in Ghana’s parliament: a study of the Hansard from 2010-2011

Articulations of feminine voices in Ghana’s parliament: a study of the Hansard from 2010-2011

Climate Change as a Wicked Problem

Gender perspectives on decentralisation and service users’ participation in rural Tanzania

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