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Women's Manifesto for Ghana : ウィキペディア英語版 | Women's Manifesto for Ghana The Women's Manifesto for Ghana is a political statement by Ghanaian women demanding rights and equality. The statement was issued in 2004 and continues to influence feminist organizing in Ghana. ==Background== The Manifesto came out of increased women's organizing in Ghana, particularly around a Domestic Violence Bill and the 2000 elections. This organizing also coincided with a number of murders of women in Accra, which triggered protests at Osu Castle. Activists also opposed the creation of a Ministry of Women's Affairs, which they believed would ghettoize women's issues〔Interview with Manifesto organizers Dzodzi Tsikata, Rose Mensah-Kutin, and Hamida Harrison, conducted by Amina Mama: "(In Conversation: The Ghanaian Women's Manifesto Movement )", published in ''Feminist Africa'' 4, 2005.〕 The mobilizing campaign was supported by NETRIGHT, the Network for Women's Rights in Ghana, and by ABANTU for Development, an NGO founded by African women in Europe.〔"(Gender and Governance )", ''ABANTU for Development'', accessed 27 October 2012.〕〔"(Women's Leadership: Abantu For Development )", ''Global Fund for Women'', accessed 27 October 2012.〕 Organizers refused support from donors who wanted to alter the parameters of the campaign.〔 A meeting was held to convene women from Ghana's 110 districts, and discover similarities and differences in women's issues across the country. These meetings generated a long list of cultural practices, such as inequality in marriage and education, that the group wanted to change. Three organizers said in an interview that they were surprised by the group's ability to reach consensus on the goals of the women's movement while drafting the document.〔
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