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Welcome to WOMEC

Women, Media and Change (WOMEC) is a national organization registered in 2000 under the laws of the Republic of Ghana. WOMEC recognises that women’s issues are multi-dimensional and are influenced by various factors including access to education, health, housing, food, shelter, land rights as well as other human rights issues. WOMEC is committed to promoting gender equality and equity.

VISION

An inclusive society where women and girls are well informed and empowered.

MISSION

WOMEC is committed to creating the platform for women and girls to gain public voice and visibility through the effective use of the media, gender training, research, publication, community engagement and advocacy.

OUR CORE VALUES

Team work, Professionalism, Innovation, Integrity, Respect, Honesty and Reliability.

WHAT WE DO

Basic IT and Communication training
Online Media and communication skills
Gender-related training for media practitioners. Read more

ADVOCACY

Undertake research on gender issues with a view to providing up-to-date facts and figures to service women’s organizations and other institutions concerned with advocacy and awareness creation. Read more

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WOMEC was born out of a vision to bring about change in women’s lack of awareness about the power of the media in shaping and pursuing their goals.

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The circle of Global Business Women officially launches https://womec.org/the-circle-of-global-business-women-officially-launches/

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24 Mar

We need to eliminate the barriers preventing equal participation of women in decision-making and leadership spaces #CSW65 #GenerationEquality

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23 Mar

Betting on women’s leadership as we recover from COVID-19 https://womec.org/betting-on-womens-leadership-as-we-recover-from-covid-19/

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Gender Focus

April 16, 2021

Africa is reported to have the highest number of women entrepreneurs in the world with roughly half of Africa’s population being women. Reportedly, small to medium enterprises make up 90%...

The circle of Global Business Women officially launches

April 6, 2021

At a side event during the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) convened women leaders across the continent to discuss the...

African Women Leaders Network call for increased representation of women in the COVID-19 response at the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women

April 6, 2021

• The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women’s economic participation. • Gender equality cannot be achieved without support from the private sector. • A new survey shows strong...

4 ways the private sector can push for gender equality post-pandemic

March 23, 2021

This year, International Women’s Day shines the spotlight on women’s leadership and the need for gender equality in a post COVID-19 world. Surely the pace of reform is too slow,...