{
  "id": 5731276,
  "title": "UNDP, EPA push for gender mainstreaming in Ghana’s cooling sector",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/undp-epa-push-for-gender-mainstreaming-in-ghanas-cooling-sector",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-05T06:13:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghana Business News",
    "slug": "ghana-business-news",
    "url": "https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2026/09/05/undp-epa-push-for-gender-mainstreaming-in-ghanas-cooling-sector/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) are advocating for gender mainstreaming in Ghana’s Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (RAC) sector. They highlight that the sector is predominantly male with women facing barriers to entry, training, employment, and leadership. Dr Abdul-razak Saeed, Head of Environment and Climate at UNDP Ghana, emphasized the need to create practical pathways for attracting more women into the sector, support women-led enterprises, and promote gender-responsive policies. The draft Gender Equality Strategy aims to achieve this through five interconnected pillars, including awareness creation, education, workplace reform, leadership, and entrepreneurship, supported by a five-year implementation plan with measurable targets.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}