Career Barriers in Ghana: Evidence from Female Civil Servants

Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Политология. 2022. Vol. 24. No. 1. P. 166–174.

Utkina V., Efimova A.V.

Ghanaian civil service is a classic example of a “gender pyramid” where top positions tend to be occupied by men, while women (more than 50%) face gender discrimination. Gender stereotypes about women are a major barrier to women’s career advancement in Ghanaian civil service. Based on a series of in-depth interviews with women in the Ghanaian public authorities, we identified the main problems women face in the Ghanaian civil service, such as patriarchal practices, gender discrimination, and harassment, including sexual harassment. Our study aims to show the practitioners why it is hardly possible to call public service a “comfortable job” for women in Ghana

Keywords: государственная служба, дискриминация, женщина, civil service, патриархат, discrimination, women, in-depth interview, глубинное интервью, Ghana, Гана, patriarchy, женщина на госслужбе, female civil servants