Gender Quotas Database
Ghana
Western Africa
At a glance
| Structure of parliament | Unicameral |
Are there legislated quotas
Are there voluntary quotas?
Single / Lower House
Parliament
| Total seats | 275 |
| Total women | 40 |
| Percentage of women | 15% |
| Election year | 2020 |
| Electoral system | FPTP |
| Quota type | |
| Election details | IDEA Voter Turnout - IPU Parline |
Voluntary Political Party Quotas*
| Party | Official Name | Details, Quota provisions |
|---|---|---|
| No data available. | ||
* Only political parties represented in parliament are included. When a country has legislated quotas in place, only political parties that have voluntary quotas that exceed the percentage/number of the national quota legislation are presented in this table.
Additional information
-Sources
Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU Parline Ghana
Additional reading
- United Nations Department of Public Information. 2000. Women in Power and Decision-Making. Fact Sheet No. 7. New York: United Nations.
- Khan, F. 1999. ‘Politics-Africa: The “First Lady Syndrome.”’ Interpress Service, November 25.
- Tamale, S. 1999. When Hens Begin to Crow: Gender and Parliamentary Politics in Uganda. Colorado: Westview Press.
- Ghana Parliament website, http://www.parliament.gh/
- Harvey, W. 1966. Law and Social Change in Ghana. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
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