The importance of financial independence in women’s empowerment

“When women have access to economic opportunities, it can enhance their well-being and amplify their voices and beyond their households and also provide security in cases of relationship dissolution,” By Grace Natabaalo Financial independence gives women more voice, enhances their well-being and protects them in case of a relationship dissolution.Afi is one of very few women that have joined the male dominated ride hailing sector in Accra, Ghana. She took up this work in July 2021 after being home and unemployed for more than one year. Before this, Afia had…