GTC professional short courses
Short courses and certificates for working professionals run by GIMPA Training and Consulting, from health management and renewable energy to data science, law and climate change.
SDG 5
Gender Equality
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
Explore this goal.
Public health and global health education
Degree programmes and community health engagement led by the Department of Global Health and Public Health.
Decent work and welfare for GIMPA staff
The Human Resource Directorate’s conditions of service, leave arrangements, life insurance, on-campus clinic, safety officer and grievance procedures give GIMPA’s 497 employees fair, secure and supportive working conditions.
Takoradi Campus: widening access and linking students to industry
GIMPA’s Takoradi Satellite Campus admits mature students aged 25 and above, runs free online seminars for the public, takes students into industry, rosters staff every weekend for working students and supports pregnant and unwell students to sit exams elsewhere.
Research, programmes & evidence.
Father’s Day forum on men’s health, sexual health and well-being
GIMPA marked Father’s Day 2026 with a forum at Mamphey Hall on men’s health, identity and modern masculinity. Counselling psychologist Mrs Perfect Elorm Kumah Oduro and Dr Daniel Nortey, Medical Officer at the GIMPA Clinic, discussed sexual health, mental and emotional well-being, nutrition and exercise, and relationships.
GIMPA Ladies host forum on women’s rights in marriage, divorce and widowhood
GIMPA Ladies organised a discussion on marriage, divorce and widowhood that brought together legal practitioners, academics and participants. Speakers including Hon. Diana Asonaba Dapaah addressed women’s property rights before and during marriage, legal documentation of contributions, constitutional protections, joint property and spousal inheritance claims.
Tema Campus marks Mother’s Day with women’s health outreach alongside Meridian Clinic
Staff and students of GIMPA’s Tema Satellite Campus joined Meridian Clinic for a Mother’s Day community engagement in May, promoting women’s health under the message that a healthy woman is a strong foundation.
Women in Management (WIM) short course for senior-level women leaders
GIMPA Training and Consulting runs a two-week Women in Management (WIM) Senior Level programme, with a cohort starting on 7 October 2025. The course is designed for women in leadership roles and aspiring managers, and aims to build a leadership foundation and the confidence to navigate leadership roles while exploring styles aligned with personal strengths and values.
SRC commissions Baby Care Room to support student-parents on campus
On 20 August 2025 the Students’ Representative Council commissioned a Baby Care Room at the Procurement Block to support the childcare needs of students and staff. The facility was initiated and renovated under the SRC Women’s Commissioner for 2024/2025, and the Secretary of the Institute described it as a demonstration of the SRC’s commitment to inclusivity for parents balancing study and family.
Research on digital technology adoption and gender gaps among Ghanaian market women
GIMPA’s Research Newsletter (March 2026) features 'Adoption Patterns and Impact of Digital Technologies Among Ghanaian Market Women' by Theresa Mannah Blankson and co-authors, using World Bank informal-sector survey data. It reports digital adoption of 68% for female-led businesses against 74% for male-led ones, with labour productivity gains of 107% for female-owned businesses that adopted.
Study on indigenous women entrepreneurs and poverty alleviation in Ghana
GIMPA’s Research Newsletter (Vol. 1, Issue 1) features a study by Prof. Fanny Adams Quagrainie of the Business School on the entrepreneurial competencies of successful indigenous women entrepreneurs and their impact on poverty alleviation. The study drew on 27 indigenous women entrepreneurs and 80 poor persons who had benefited from their support.
Business students train Dome market women and renovate hospital female ward
As part of GIMPA Business School’s 2024 Business Week, the GIMPA Business Students Association held a community outreach at Dome Market on 20 April 2024, educating traders, many of them market women, on digital marketing, social media marketing, book-keeping and customer relationship management. The association also renovated the female ward (Ward 1) at Achimota Hospital.
GRASAG-GIMPA swears in its first female president
Judith Sitsope Apetorgbor was sworn in as president of the Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana at GIMPA, the first woman to lead the graduate student body at the Institute. Her executive includes a Gender Commissioner, and she said the position was an occasion to amplify students’ voices and encourage women to take up leadership positions.
Study documents challenges of rural women living with obstetric fistula
GIMPA’s Research Newsletter (September 2025) features 'Challenges of rural women living with obstetric fistula: A phenomenological study' by Prof. Stephen T. Odonkor and Theodora N. Yeboah, published in Women and Birth. The study reports psychosocial, physical and economic challenges including divorce, incontinence and loss of livelihood, leaving women dependent on family members.
Study of women micro-entrepreneurship and social inclusion in Accra communities
Prof. Fanny Adams Quagrainie of GIMPA Business School co-authored 'Women Micro-entrepreneurship and Social Inclusion: The Moderating Role of Individual Perceptual Factors’ in the Journal of African Business (first published online in 2022, 2023 issue). The study examines how micro-entrepreneurship increases the likelihood of women’s social inclusion, with self-efficacy, fear of failure and resilience as moderating factors.