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Crime and safety in urban public spaces: Experiences of Ghanaian women traders in the Makola market in Accra, Ghana
The Geographical Journal ( IF 3.384 ) Pub Date : 2021-11-04 , DOI: 10.1111/geoj.12423
Charlotte Wrigley‐Asante 1 , George Owusu 2 , Jane B. Amu 1 , Tracy S. Commodore 2
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Although traditional markets and women traders in West African cities have long attracted the attention of scholars, limited studies exist on women’s experiences of crime and safety issues in this economic space that they dominate. This paper contributes to the growing geographical scholarship on gender and crime from the Ghanaian perspective as a result of the increasing urbanisation process that has raised concerns about crime and safety among urban dwellers. Using in-depth interviews, the paper explores the experiences of three categories of Ghanaian women traders in a traditional urban market, Makola, in Accra, Ghana’s capital city. Theft cases appeared to be the most common criminal activity that women traders experience and this results in significant economic, social, psychological, and emotional effects on the lives of the women, with the most vulnerable being those who do not have enough resources to secure their livelihoods. We recommend that city authorities, the police, and other stakeholders support the efforts of these women traders through gender-sensitive and equitable approaches to improve security in market spaces because market trade contributes significantly to city and national socio-economic development.

中文翻译:

城市公共场所的犯罪与安全:加纳阿克拉 Makola 市场的加纳女商人的经验,加纳

尽管西非城市的传统市场和女性商人长期以来一直受到学者们的关注,但对于女性在她们主导的经济空间中的犯罪经历和安全问题的研究还很有限。由于城市化进程日益加快,引起了对城市居民犯罪和安全的担忧,本文从加纳的角度为日益增长的性别和犯罪地理研究做出了贡献。通过深度访谈,本文探讨了三类加纳女性商人在加纳首都阿克拉的传统城市市场 Makola 的经历。盗窃案似乎是女性交易员经历的最常见的犯罪活动,这会对女性的生活造成重大的经济、社会、心理和情感影响,最脆弱的是那些没有足够资源来保障生计的人。我们建议城市当局、警察和其他利益相关者通过性别敏感和公平的方法支持这些女性商人的努力,以提高市场空间的安全性,因为市场贸易对城市和国家的社会经济发展做出了重大贡献。
更新日期:2021-11-04
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