Government should inspire inclusion by investing in women to advance gender equality
Advancing on SDG 5 can untap huge potential and have multiplier effects across the SDGs. Ghana’s 2022 Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the SDGs points to remarkable progress in achieving gender equality and empower all women and girls. However, the VNR highlights emerging issues worth prioritising in the drive towards meeting all the SDG 5 targets, including slow progress in physical, sexual and psychological violence, decline in women representation in ministerial positions as well as share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land is low. The United Nations in recognising the need to celebrate the achievements of women...
