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The discrimination of women happened in Ghana. There is rape and domestic violence happening there. Women from Ghana can be banished by village authorities if they are suspected of witchcraft or teen pregnancy. Women in rural areas are subjected to difficult labor conditions and traditional male power. Girls and women usually drop out of school because of societal or economic pressures.

Even though the laws in Ghana prohibited marrying early, many of Ghana girls are married off without approval and lack of education makes then more prone to contract HIV and die as a mother. In Ghanaian homes, young girls are required to support their mothers to carry out domestic work until the girls become married and mothers. But the boys can have freedom to an education and play whenever they want to.

Women are discriminated against whether they can get jobs, pay and education. Women are dependent on their husbands financially and they are expected to look after their children and to care for the sick and old. They need to do this without any guidance. Women are also expected to give up almost everything they have. This includes education, work and outside activities. The society of Ghana thinks that women are stupid and they cannot comprehend what goes on outside of their home and society. Most women are dependent on men because they cannot have a job and take care of everyone else all at the same time. But everyone else thinks that women are dependent on men because they are weak and helpless without the men. They are often referred to as “domestic servants”.

Discrimination of Women