Jennifer Dokbila Mengba
Biographic Data
| ID | 4457869 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer Dokbila Mengba |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer Dokbila |
| FAMILY NAME | Mengba |
| SIGNATURE | MENGBA J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Planning Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3537-2501 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Sexual and gender-based violence in artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana
Informality of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) creates situations for more cases of violence against women. • Some women in ASM spaces encounter ‘ everyday experiences of sexual harassment ’. • Some women engage in transactional sex for mining roles. • There is physical aggression towards women miners during work. This paper examines the complexities of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in Af…
Conceptualizing collective action and informal women cooperatives in Africa's artisanal and small-scale mining sector
This paper examines the dynamics of informal women cooperatives in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector in Africa, focusing on a qualitative case study of the Talensi mining area in Northern Ghana. Our findings demonstrate that women, through collective agency and action, establish informal women cooperatives in ASM spaces to address the socio-economic and geopolitical challenges they encounter. Two main categories of informal cooper…
Natural resource dependence, policy and institutions for environmental sustainability and African welfare
In developing countries, particularly in Africa, dependence on natural resources poses a threat to development, leading to poor health, reduced productivity, and increased poverty among nations. This raises significant concerns for the prospects and welfare of Africa, given the rising environmental pollution. However, the literature on the mitigating effect of policies and institutions for environmental sustainability (PIES) on resource‐dependent…
Small-scale gold mining and gender roles
Mothering with a career during a pandemic; the case of the Ghanaian woman
The paper examines the multi‐tasked role of women in caregiving and career during the COVID‐19 partial lockdown in Ghana. One hundred fifty three mothers with careers within the Accra Metropolis participated in the study through purposive and snow balling sampling methods of non‐probability sampling technique. To observe the COVID‐19 protocols of social distancing, the research instrument was designed using Google forms and distributed to respond…
Mothering with a career during a pandemic; the case of the Ghanaian woman
The paper examines the multi‐tasked role of women in caregiving and career during the COVID‐19 partial lockdown in Ghana. One hundred fifty three mothers with careers within the Accra Metropolis participated in the study through purposive and snow balling sampling methods of non‐probability sampling technique. To observe the COVID‐19 protocols of social distancing, the research instrument was designed using Google forms and distributed to respond…
Natural resource dependence, policy and institutions for environmental sustainability and African welfare
In developing countries, particularly in Africa, dependence on natural resources poses a threat to development, leading to poor health, reduced productivity, and increased poverty among nations. This raises significant concerns for the prospects and welfare of Africa, given the rising environmental pollution. However, the literature on the mitigating effect of policies and institutions for environmental sustainability (PIES) on resource‐dependent…
Mothering with a career during a pandemic; the case of the Ghanaian woman
The paper examines the multi‐tasked role of women in caregiving and career during the COVID‐19 partial lockdown in Ghana. One hundred fifty three mothers with careers within the Accra Metropolis participated in the study through purposive and snow balling sampling methods of non‐probability sampling technique. To observe the COVID‐19 protocols of social distancing, the research instrument was designed using Google forms and distributed to respond…
Small-scale gold mining and gender roles
Natural resource dependence, policy and institutions for environmental sustainability and African welfare
In developing countries, particularly in Africa, dependence on natural resources poses a threat to development, leading to poor health, reduced productivity, and increased poverty among nations. This raises significant concerns for the prospects and welfare of Africa, given the rising environmental pollution. However, the literature on the mitigating effect of policies and institutions for environmental sustainability (PIES) on resource‐dependent…
Conceptualizing collective action and informal women cooperatives in Africa's artisanal and small-scale mining sector
This paper examines the dynamics of informal women cooperatives in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector in Africa, focusing on a qualitative case study of the Talensi mining area in Northern Ghana. Our findings demonstrate that women, through collective agency and action, establish informal women cooperatives in ASM spaces to address the socio-economic and geopolitical challenges they encounter. Two main categories of informal cooper…
Sexual and gender-based violence in artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana
Informality of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) creates situations for more cases of violence against women. • Some women in ASM spaces encounter ‘ everyday experiences of sexual harassment ’. • Some women engage in transactional sex for mining roles. • There is physical aggression towards women miners during work. This paper examines the complexities of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in Af…
Political science (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Mining and Resource Management (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact (2 works)