Abstract:

This article examines the extent to which women and men in Ghana have exercised their power, influence and authority in the Ghanaian society. The historiographical standpoints zero-in on the activities of Ghanaian women in colonial through postcolonial eras.  From the period of independence to date, women have contributed resources and actively articulated their concerns within their households and in the public sector. In spite of the pivotal role Ghanaian women play within the family community and society at large, they are invisibly represented in decision-making sectors of the society. This is partially because of inadequate concrete policy measures are in place to ensure that the structural inequalities between women and men are taken into account in mainstreaming gender in all the sectors of the society, thereby promoting equity n Ghana. The paper concludes that in the contemporary times Ghanaian women have not been able to match up with the historical legacies, but there are some measures in place to domesticate gender equity and mainstreaming in all sectors of the Ghanaian society.