Cynthia Arku
Biographic Data
| ID | 1400129 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cynthia Arku |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cynthia |
| FAMILY NAME | Arku |
| SIGNATURE | ARKU C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northern Alberta Development Council, 15 Nipewon Road, PO Box 1650, Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada, T0A 2C0 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Reconciling cultural practices and progress: Childbirth in Dove, Ghana
Women are forbidden from giving birth within the community in Dove, Ghana because it is against their culture. Such cultural practice is scarce in contemporary societies so studies on the impact of the practice are currently limited in development literature. This article uses key informant interviews and focus group discussion guides to gather data. Findings reveal that the Chief, the Queenmother, and other community members maintain that the pr…
I cannot drink water on an empty stomach: A gender perspective on living with drought
This article discusses the impact of drought on livelihoods of agro-based rural communities in the Volta Region of Ghana, and how rural women and men attempt to survive during drought periods. Drought, which negatively affects both women and men in some respects, affects women more due to their combined reproductive and productive workload. Focusing on the Volta Rural Water Supply Project, the article suggests that to reduce women's excessive wor…
More money, new household cultural dynamics: Women in micro-finance in Ghana
This article reports on research into the impacts of micro-finance on gender roles, the extent to which socio-cultural factors influence these changes, and how such changes affect the well-being of rural Bogoso households in the Wassa West District of Ghana. Findings indicated that micro-finance has changed men's and women's control over decisions and resource allocations, which consequently affected financial responsibilities and the education o…
I cannot drink water on an empty stomach: A gender perspective on living with drought
This article discusses the impact of drought on livelihoods of agro-based rural communities in the Volta Region of Ghana, and how rural women and men attempt to survive during drought periods. Drought, which negatively affects both women and men in some respects, affects women more due to their combined reproductive and productive workload. Focusing on the Volta Rural Water Supply Project, the article suggests that to reduce women's excessive wor…
More money, new household cultural dynamics: Women in micro-finance in Ghana
This article reports on research into the impacts of micro-finance on gender roles, the extent to which socio-cultural factors influence these changes, and how such changes affect the well-being of rural Bogoso households in the Wassa West District of Ghana. Findings indicated that micro-finance has changed men's and women's control over decisions and resource allocations, which consequently affected financial responsibilities and the education o…
More money, new household cultural dynamics: Women in micro-finance in Ghana
This article reports on research into the impacts of micro-finance on gender roles, the extent to which socio-cultural factors influence these changes, and how such changes affect the well-being of rural Bogoso households in the Wassa West District of Ghana. Findings indicated that micro-finance has changed men's and women's control over decisions and resource allocations, which consequently affected financial responsibilities and the education o…
I cannot drink water on an empty stomach: A gender perspective on living with drought
This article discusses the impact of drought on livelihoods of agro-based rural communities in the Volta Region of Ghana, and how rural women and men attempt to survive during drought periods. Drought, which negatively affects both women and men in some respects, affects women more due to their combined reproductive and productive workload. Focusing on the Volta Rural Water Supply Project, the article suggests that to reduce women's excessive wor…
Reconciling cultural practices and progress: Childbirth in Dove, Ghana
Women are forbidden from giving birth within the community in Dove, Ghana because it is against their culture. Such cultural practice is scarce in contemporary societies so studies on the impact of the practice are currently limited in development literature. This article uses key informant interviews and focus group discussion guides to gather data. Findings reveal that the Chief, the Queenmother, and other community members maintain that the pr…
Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Management (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Access to Finance (1 works) · Agriculture (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Biology (1 works)