| Monday, October 10, 2022 |
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| 8:00–8:50 a.m. | Registration |
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| 8:50–9:00 a.m. | WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS |
| CHAIR: Abena D. Oduro, Department of Economics, University of Ghana |
| William Baah-Boateng, Head, Department of Economics, University of Ghana |
| Thomas Masterson, Levy Economics Institute |
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| 9:00–9:20 a.m. | KEYNOTE ADDRESS |
| Dorcas Coker-Appiah, Executive Director, Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre |
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| 9:20–11:00 a.m. | SESSION 1: Patriarchy and Women’s Decision-Making Power: Measurement and Implications |
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| CHAIR: William Baah-Boateng, Head, Department of Economics, University of Ghana |
| Luiza Nassif Pires, Levy Economics Institute |
| “Understanding Gendered Decision-Making: An Assessment of Current Research” |
| Ajit Zacharias, Levy Economics Institute |
| “Measuring the Strength of Patriarchal Household Structures and Patriarchal Ideology” |
| Thomas Masterson, Levy Economics Institute |
| “Assessing Women’s Decision-Making Power and its Implications for Time and Consumption Poverty” |
| DISCUSSANTS: Sadou Doumbo, Observatoire National du Dividende Demographique (Mali), Sbusisiwe Sibeko, South African Parliamentary Budget Office, Lilian Liundi, Tanzania Gender Networking Programme |
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| 11:00–11:20 a.m. | Tea Break |
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| 11:20 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | SESSION 2: Employment, Unpaid Work and Women’s Decision-making |
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| CHAIR: Bernardin Senadza, University of Ghana |
| Nkechi Owoo, University of Ghana |
| “Couples Decision-making Power, Women’s Labour Market Outcomes and Asset Ownership” |
| Monica Lambon-Quayefio, University of Ghana |
| “Walking for Water and Fuelwood: Welfare Implications for Women and Children in Ghana” |
| Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, University of Ghana |
| “Barriers to Women’s Employment in the Future World of Work in Ghana” |
| DISCUSSANTS: Kwame Agyire-Tetteh, Gloria Afful-Mensah, George Domfe, University of Ghana |
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| 12:30–1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
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| 1:30–3:00 p.m. | SESSION 3: Unpaid Work and Women’s Empowerment |
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| CHAIR: Ebo Turkson, University of Ghana |
| Abena D. Oduro, University of Ghana |
| “The Intra-couple Distribution of Housework During the Course of a Union: A Qualitative Analysis” |
| Latif Dramani and Edmee Marthe Y. Ndoye, University of Iba Der Thiam of Thies/Consortium Regional pour la Recherche en Economie generationalle (CREG). |
| “Evaluation of Social Protection Needs of Children and Seniors: A Gender Analysis of Unpaid Care Work According to Poverty Level” |
| Chalachew Getahun Desta, Center for Population Studies, Addis Ababa University. |
| “Women Empowerment and its Determinants in Ethiopia: A Multilevel Study” |
| DISCUSSANTS: Richard Ayisi, Rebecca Ayifah, Wassiuw Abdul Rahaman, University of Ghana. |
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| 3:00–3:30 p.m. | Tea Break |
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| 3:45–5:00 p.m. | POLICY ROUNDTABLE: Policies to Facilitate Women’s Empowerment in Africa |
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| CHAIR: Takyiwaa Manuh, University of Ghana |
| Flora Myamba, Executive Director and Senior Expert, Women and Social Protection, Tanzania |
| Nthabiseng Moleko, Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
| Ankets Godana, Country Gender Programme Manager, Oxfam in Ethiopia |
| Efua Anyanful, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection |
| Patricia Blankson-Akakpo, NETRIGHT Ghana |
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| 5:00–5:10 p.m. | CLOSING REMARKS |
| Ajit Zacharias, Levy Economics Institute |
| Abena D. Oduro, University of Ghana |
