Gender Advocacy

We seek to bridge the gap between the privileged and the underprivileged via advocacy, support and capacity building.

THE GLOBAL BRIDGE FOR HUMANITY

Gender Advocacy

“In the nineteenth century, the central moral challenge was slavery. In the twentieth century, it was the battle against totalitarianism. We believe that in this century the paramount moral challenge will be the struggle for gender equality around the world.”
― Nicholas D. Kristof

Women participation in decision-making has consistently been at the centre of the global agenda since the adoption of the Nairobi Forward-Looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women in 1985. In Ghana gender equality and equity principles are yet to be fully integrated into democratization processes, structures of power and decision-making procedures. Women participation compared to men in governance and development is still low, nevertheless some women have exhibited the qualities of good leadership.

Gender inequality still exists in Ghana within the households, workplaces and in larger society.
In certain developing nations like Ghana, gender inequality starts manifesting itself very early, a girl child starts facing discrimination right from the womb. Female child is treated inferior to male child and this is deeply engraved in the mind of the female child. This is more predominant in Ghana as well as other lesser developed countries. A male child is considered a blessing and his birth is celebrated as opposed to a female child where her birth is not celebrated and is considered more of a burden.

 

Educating a boy is seen as an investment as they are expected to earn and provide for their ageing parents. It is also believed to be a waste of resources to educate a girl child as she will eventually get married and be a homemaker. If a family cannot afford to educate all their children, the male child will get preference.

Global Bridge’s work in this area is therefore aimed at helping increase women’s participation in decision-making and in our governance’s process and other sectors as well. We also seek to do more research on women’s experiences and participation in policy making and their representation which as a result will influence the level of advocacy and outreaches which the women need to increase their understanding of our democratic process.

Global Bridge works creatively and proactively to help women in Ghana gain equal access to the knowledge, jobs, and finance that enhance both their incomes and their opportunities for the future.

Our work centers around three main goals:
  • Training, supporting, and empowering women as farmers, entrepreneurs, workers, and members of farming households.
  • Closing gender gaps in the performance of farms and enterprises led by men or women.
  • Building inclusive and competitive businesses that generate decent opportunities for women and men employees, suppliers, and consumers.

    We do this by working with families and communities to overcome gender barriers that may prevent women’s equal participation in our programs or income-generating activities. As part of this approach, we developed a system of jointly training husbands and wives, in order to foster appreciation for women’s economic contributions, as well as greater dialogue, knowledge-sharing, and joint decision-making within the household. We also works with businesses and financial institutions to employ, buy from, and service women on equal levels as men. And within the farmer cooperatives and other business organizations that we work with, we promote women’s leadership and equal participation. This extends to our own staff. We apply special recruiting practices to ensure equal opportunities for empowering women to become farmer trainers, business advisors, and other staffers working within local communities. This approach not only helps create local jobs for women, but also establishes women as role models and knowledge experts, changing gender stereotypes within a community.
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