{"id":1545,"date":"2026-03-05T08:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abwma.gov.gh\/?p=1545"},"modified":"2026-03-05T08:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:36:07","slug":"making-politics-safer-mitigating-violence-against-women-in-politics-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abwma.gov.gh\/?p=1545","title":{"rendered":"Making Politics Safer-Mitigating Violence Against Women in Politics in Africa."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"align-center wp-block-blockons-image-carousel\">\n\t<div class=\"blockons-slider slider  navigation-default navigation-dark pagination-bullets pagination-dark default-icon arrows-ban caption-none  bradius-square\" id=\"c83c1ff8-21bc-467b-9aab-4365a328151b\" data-settings=\"{&quot;autoHeight&quot;:true,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:0,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;rewind&quot;:false,&quot;navigation&quot;:{&quot;prevEl&quot;:&quot;.swiper-button-prev&quot;,&quot;nextEl&quot;:&quot;.swiper-button-next&quot;},&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;pagination&quot;:{&quot;el&quot;:&quot;.swiper-pagination&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;dynamicBullets&quot;:false,&quot;clickable&quot;:true}}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ic-swiper-c83c1ff8-21bc-467b-9aab-4365a328151b swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockons-slider-img   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aspect-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/abwma.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-04-at-13.37.24-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockons-slider-img   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aspect-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/abwma.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-04-at-13.37.24.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockons-slider-img   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aspect-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/abwma.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-04-at-13.37.23-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockons-slider-img   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aspect-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/abwma.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-04-at-13.37.23.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>A briefing was held on the research project findings \u2018<em>Making Politics Safer-Mitigating Violence Against Women in Politics in Africa<\/em>.\u2019 The research conducted by the Nordic Africa Institute with support from the National Swedish Research Council, focused on Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe.<br>In Ghana, Ablekuma West was one of the selected constituencies that participated in the research study. As part of the research process, the institute presented the findings of the research as a form of feedback mechanism. Participants for the insightful programme were Hon. Assembly Members, Municipal Coordinating Director, representatives of the two main political parties (NDC\/NPP), Community members and the Municipal Electoral Commission Officers.<br>The Session provided insights into political violence and the barriers\/challenges women in politics face. 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