‘To Beijing and Back’: Reflections on the Influence of the Beijing Conference on Popular Notions of Women's Empowerment in Ghana

The 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing was a pivotal moment for legitimating women's rights work in Ghana and served as a powerful framing for women's empowerment. This article explores the Beijing conference and examines its influence on popular notions of and efforts to promote women's empowerment. We argue that the discursive context provided by the conference shaped popular narratives about women directly and also through its influence on the ideas and practices of public institutions and civil society. There is greater acceptance that women have rights that should be promoted and protected, and that there should be institutions and systems to which they have recourse. However, significant work remains to be done in tackling the resistances and tokenism that continue to dominate public discourses and actions to advance gender equality. Further efforts to advance women's empowerment and gender equality in Ghana must therefore build on the legacy of the Beijing conference

Exploring intersections between gender-based violence and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in West Africa: A review of the literature produced in the sub-region

This review, commissioned by the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC), explores the intersection between gender-based violence (GBV) and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (ASRHR) in the Economic Community of West African States. It is imperative to understand this intersection for research, policy, and practice purposes in a sub-region characterized by high youthful populations with significant reproductive health challenges. A mapping exercise, literature review, and gap analysis were conducted. Findings indicate that several stakeholders and organizations exist, though few are youth-led or centred. Legislation and policies are not comprehensive or necessarily enforced in a context of legal pluralism where institutions and infrastructure in place for providing services are weak. There was minimal knowledge production from the region on the GBV-ASRHR intersections, uneven attention to the issues among countries, and intersections mainly focused on female genital mutilation and child marriage. Opportunities for addressing gaps and implications for research, policy, and practice, arising from the findings are discussed.   Cette revue, commandée par le Centre canadien de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI), explore l'intersection entre la violence sexiste (VBG) et la santé et les droits sexuels et reproductifs des adolescents (ASRHR) dans la Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Il est impératif de comprendre cette intersection à des fins de recherche, de politique et de pratique dans une sous-région caractérisée par des populations très jeunes avec des défis importants en matière de santé reproductive. Un exercice de cartographie, une revue de la littérature et une analyse des lacunes ont été menés. Les résultats indiquent qu'il existe plusieurs intervenants et organisations, bien que peu soient dirigés ou centrés sur les jeunes. La législation et les politiques ne sont pas complètes ou nécessairement appliquées dans un contexte de pluralisme juridique où les institutions et les infrastructures en place pour fournir des services sont faibles. Il y avait une production minimale de connaissances de la région sur les intersections GBV-ASRHR, une attention inégale aux problèmes entre les pays et des intersections principalement axées sur les mutilations génitales féminines et le mariage des enfants. Les opportunités de combler les lacunes et les implications pour la recherche, les politiques et la pratique, découlant des résultats sont discutées

Star Employer and Corporate Excellence: Examining their Relationship in a Developing Economy

In this era of globalization and increased competition in the marketplace, achieving sustainable competitive advantage and corporate excellence has become a difficult task for managers. However, it is believed that organisations that are perceived as Star Employers are in a better position to achieve corporate excellence through the attraction of qualified workers, loyal customers and investors compared to their competitors that are not considered as ‘employers of choice’. This study therefore examined the influence of Star Employer on corporate excellence in a developing economy, specifically Ghana. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design in a quantitative research methodology. The study used cluster random sampling method to select two hundred and eighty-eight (288) final year business students from three Public Universities in Accra, Ghana. Descriptive statistics, correlation and hierarchical multiple regression were used to analyse the research data. The results showed that Star Employer has significant positive effect on corporate excellence. This finding therefore, suggests that organisations that are perceived as Star Employers are more likely to be more efficient and effective, and consequently achieve corporate excellence. The results also supported the views that Star Employer organisations are better organisations. It was therefore, recommended that managers should implement measures that will project their organisation as Star Employers, since this will attract talents, investors, customers and other stakeholders to assist them in the achievement excellence in their operations. Recommendations were also made for policy and future research. By these research findings, the researchers have contributed to knowledge in the area by providing new empirical evidence on the influence of star employer and corporate excellence in the context of developing economies. Keywords: Star Employer, Best Employer, Organisational performance, Corporate Excellence, Ghana, Developing economy, Human Resource Management, Good Employer, Organisational Effectivenes

Myths to Live By: Beijing Narratives

The author draws on her own experience as a feminist bureaucrat involved in the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing to make the case for multiple feminist narratives of Beijing that woven together can create a myth that points to the importance of collective organising that cuts across state–civil society boundaries

Performance appraisal justice and work attitudes of health-care workers in Ghana

The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link.Purpose While the extant literature has mainly examined either organisational justice or performance appraisal on employee attitudes, studies assessing the effect of performance appraisal justice (PAJ) on employee work attitudes are very limited. Hence, this study aims to investigate the effects of PAJ on employee work attitudes (job satisfaction and employee commitment) using empirical insights from health-care workers in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach The study collected data from 302 workers in six selected health-care institutions and used multiple regression and bootstrapping mediation methods for the analyses. Findings This study found that interpersonal and procedural PAJ has significant positive effects on job satisfaction, but distributive PAJ showed an insignificant positive outcome. Then, while distributive and procedural PAJ has significant positive effects on employee commitment, interpersonal PAJ was insignificant. Moreover, job satisfaction significantly mediated the relationship between employee commitment and the three dimensions of PAJ. Practical implications This implies that PAJ can trigger positive employee work attitudes such as job satisfaction and commitment to facilitate the realisation of positive health-care outcomes if fairness and justice are effectively integrated into performance appraisal practices in health-care institutions. Originality/value The study contributes to extending organisation and human resource theories in the context of health-care services by applying the organisational justice theory to understand the job attitudes of workers in the health-care sector and institutions: a highly under-research context with respect to the topic

Laços cósmicos: fonografias enquanto produção poética nas artes visuais contemporâneas

Este resumo destina-se à discussão sobre o uso das tecnologias fonográficas nas Artes Visuais Contemporâneas, a partir das obras Via-Láctea (2024) e Laço (2024), de minha autoria