The Department of Gender Studies Speakers' Series invites you to a presentaion by Akua Anyemedu, Master of Gender Studies Candidate.

In 2007, Ghana’s bid to provide better support to victims/survivors of intimate partner violence was enhanced by the passage of the Domestic Violence Law. Despite this development, service providers, researchers and gender advocates still deplore the underreporting of intimate partner violence cases in the country. Based on my fieldwork in Sowutuom, a community in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, I present my findings on women’s knowledge and perceptions of services available to victims/survivors in the country. Additionally, I examine factors which shape these perceptions and how these perceptions are likely to influence women’s utilization of these services. Furthermore, I also explore challenges to service delivery in Ghana