Harnessing the Potentials of Informal Sector Women for Development in Ghana

This study affirms that “the economic development of a country can be accelerated by enhancing the status, position, and living conditions of women in a country” (Tripathy, 2003). Women dominance is evident in the major economic sectors (agriculture, services, and industry) in Ghana. Both secondary and primary data were employed and analyzed in this study. The study discovered that women’s contributions in most cases have been relegated to the background, impeding expected growth rates. Discussion of outcomes with recommended solutions for economic growth in Ghana is thoroughly addressed in this paper.