Why we need more women experts on TV and radio in Ghana
Study after study shows that even though women account for more than half of Ghana’s population, 51.2 percent, they remain underrepresented in nearly all levels of leadership in many sectors – including politics, media, and business. Nowhere is this gender gap more apparent than in the media in Ghana. A Media Foundation of West Africa […]
Read MoreWhy We Need More Women Experts on TV and Radio in Ghana
Study after study shows that even though women account for more than half of Ghana’s population, 51.2 percent, they remain underrepresented in nearly all levels of leadership in many sectors – including politics, media, and business. Nowhere is this gender gap more apparent than in the media in Ghana. A Media Foundation of West Africa […]
Read MoreGender Disparity on Ghana Media Programmes: Male Experts Outnumber Females 10 to 1
2021 – New research has demonstrated that male experts outnumber female experts by more than 10 to 1 on Ghana’s leading radio and TV news programmes. The Ghana Women Expert project sought to count the number of women interviewed in the media as experts and authority figures to highlight the gender gap by drawing attention to the under-representation and […]
Read MoreWomen’s Participation in Media Discourse Further Low – MFWA Report
A monitoring report by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), measuring levels of involvement and participation by women in public discourse on radio, shows a 10% reduction since December 2013. Compiled for June 2014, the report shows that of the 2,172 people who appeared on radio programmes, 1,813 (83%) were men; while just 359 […]
Read MoreAbsence of Women Experts Voices Enforcing a Harmful Gender Stereotype in Ghana Media
2021- Data gathered by the Ghanaian Women Experts project between February and June 2021 shows that men dominate radio and television programs. The survey found that politicians, lawyers, doctors, university teachers, and other men who called themselves experts and analysts dominated the the platforms and programmes monitored. Out of the 1,476 experts featured on the […]
Read MoreMale Experts Given more Prominence than Female Experts in Ghana –
Out of 12 experts from different fields who are engaged on popular radio and television programmes every week in Ghana, only one of them is likely to be a woman, a new study by the Ghana Women Experts has found. The project which was done between February and June 2021 revealed that popular radio and television […]
Read MoreMale Experts Outnumber Female Experts by 11 to 1 on Radio and Television Programs in Ghana
2021 – Data gathered by the Ghana Women Experts project between February and June 2021 shows that men dominate radio and television programs. The survey found that politicians, lawyers, doctors, university teachers, and other men who called themselves experts and analysts dominated the programs. Out of the 1,476 experts featured on the six monitored radio […]
Read MoreWomen in Ghana: Progress, but important challenges remain
Four years after gaining independence, Ghana acknowledged women’s contribution and activism by establishing the National Council of Women in 1960. The purpose of the council was to acknowledge the contribution and activism of women in Ghana’s independence struggle. It was meant to empower and benefit women, for example by establishing vocational training centres and day […]
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