Election experts in Ghana have identified financial barriers, entrenched traditional and religious gender stereotypes, and a lack of incentives for assembly members as key factors contributing to the underrepresentation of women in politics.

This observation comes in the wake of Ghana’s Electoral Commission disclosing a noticeable gender imbalance in the 2023 District Level Elections.

Conducted on December 19 last year, the elections revealed a substantial disparity, with males constituting 95.9% of the 6,243 elected assembly members, while females accounted for only 4.1%.

WADRs Naa Dedei Tettey reports that, despite a marginal increase of 0.3% in the number of elected women assembly members compared to 2019, the voter turnout demonstrated an equal distribution between male and female voters.