2nd POWA FORUM
The media has contributed significantly towards shaping national identity, popular culture and political discourses in Ghana since the independence struggle.
Prior to Ghana attaining self-determination, the print media was a pivotal tool for political mobilization; such as the Accra Evening News established by Kwame Nkrumah in 1948. Similarly, the Daily Graphic established in 1950, was positioned to offer a politically neutral perspective to news reporting.
60 years after independence and 25 years into the Fourth Republic, the Ghanaian media landscape has been perceived to be male dominated effectively marginalizing women and minorities in political discourses.
Despite the liberalization of the media since 1992, and successive governments’ efforts to increase women’s participation in politics, only marginal levels have been achieved representing an average of only 10 percent of Parliamentarians being women.
In the 61st year of our independence, The Second POWA FORUM asked the question; how has the media impacted on the participation of women in politics?
broadening the empowerment of women through our objectives including:
- Political Participation
- Affirmative Action
- Economic Empowerment
- Climate Change and Sustainable Development
