"The Women's Manifesto for Ghana"
" The Women's Manifesto for Ghana ", was developed throughout the election year 2004 by a Grand Coalition on the Women's Manifesto for Ghana. Supported through three studies and publications commissioned for this purpose, ( Women in Politics and Public Life in Ghana; The Role of Women in Ghana's Economy; Women in Agriculture in Ghana ) the Women's Manifesto presents a set of demands of the greatest possible coalition of women and gender activists of Ghana.
"Women in Politics and Gender Policies - African International Experiences and Lessons Learnt"
ABANTU for Development and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) organized an International Conference on the theme "Women in Politics and Gender Policies - African International Experiences and Lessons Learned" between 2 nd and 4 th November 2004, in Accra, Ghana.
The conference brought together 35 participants from across Africa (Mozambique, Botswana, South Africa, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria and Ghana) to explore the strategies and initiatives that have been used to promote women and gender issues in public decision-making. It also sought to create a forum to enable women who have played crucial roles in promoting women into positions of political decision-making to meet and share their experiences and challenges, and draw out the lessons learnt.
Promoting Gender through Policy Advocacy - are we making a difference?
This conference was hosted in Accra almost exactly one year later, November 30th -December 2nd 2005, as a follow up to the conference "Women in Politics and Gender Policies" . Drawing female parliamentarians, women in leadership positions in political parties and renowned gender activists from 11 African countries, this conference provided for exciting self-reflections and networking opportunities. |
