Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 4 2020
Breaking the Culture-specific Silence of Women Glass Bead Makers in Ghana: Towards Empowerment (Original Article)
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 4 2020
Breaking the Culture-specific Silence of Women Glass Bead Makers in Ghana: Towards Empowerment (Original Article)
Breaking the Culture-specific Silence of Women Glass Bead Makers in Ghana: Towards Empowerment (Original Article)
Subject
Culture-specific silence, Glass beadwork, Occupation health hazards, Women affairs, Women empowerment
Description
Background: The production of glass beads in Ghana is greatly impacted by the ingenuity of Ghanaian women. Preliminary investigations revealed the lack of interest on the part of women due to poor working conditions as a result of the influence of culture-specific silence. Therefore, the study investigated the poor working conditions faced by these industrious women with the ultimate goal of suggesting ways they can be empowered.
Methods: A phenomenological study was conducted in two indigenous glass bead communities in Ghana. Data were solicited via direct observations, personal interviews and focus group discussions.
Twenty-six purposively sampled respondents were recruited for the study. Data from the study were
analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.
Results: The results confirmed that the elderly women glass bead makers are much influenced by the Ghanaian culture of silence. This prevents the women from speaking about the challenges they are facing in their work. Also, the women are silenced because of the fear of losing their jobs as well as the
reluctance of their male managers to remedy the challenges they encounter in the course of work. This has resulted in poor remuneration, lack of insurance packages for workers, certification, and absence of personal protective tools for the women.
Conclusion: The study tasks the government of Ghana, the Legal Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA), the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission in Ghana, the Ghana Trade Union as well as the Local Government Workers' Union to empower the women to sustain the glass bead industry in Ghana.
Methods: A phenomenological study was conducted in two indigenous glass bead communities in Ghana. Data were solicited via direct observations, personal interviews and focus group discussions.
Twenty-six purposively sampled respondents were recruited for the study. Data from the study were
analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.
Results: The results confirmed that the elderly women glass bead makers are much influenced by the Ghanaian culture of silence. This prevents the women from speaking about the challenges they are facing in their work. Also, the women are silenced because of the fear of losing their jobs as well as the
reluctance of their male managers to remedy the challenges they encounter in the course of work. This has resulted in poor remuneration, lack of insurance packages for workers, certification, and absence of personal protective tools for the women.
Conclusion: The study tasks the government of Ghana, the Legal Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA), the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission in Ghana, the Ghana Trade Union as well as the Local Government Workers' Union to empower the women to sustain the glass bead industry in Ghana.
Creator
Dickson Adom, Samuel T. Daitey, Lily Yarney, Peggy A. Fening
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
December 2020
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 4 2020
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Citation
Dickson Adom, Samuel T. Daitey, Lily Yarney, Peggy A. Fening , “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 4 2020
Breaking the Culture-specific Silence of Women Glass Bead Makers in Ghana: Towards Empowerment (Original Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2038.
Breaking the Culture-specific Silence of Women Glass Bead Makers in Ghana: Towards Empowerment (Original Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2038.