What’s it like to be a woman in Ghana?

For the next three posts, I’d like to introduce you to some women I’ve met here. Firstly, Mirabelle:

Who are you, what do you do and how do you know Stephanie?

It’s 2014. I’m Mirabelle Ethel Moreaux, a Ghanaian national currently residing in Sakumono in the Accra Metropolis. I work as an Investment Officer for Injaro Agricultural Company Holdings Limited, an impact investor with offices in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. I met Stephanie through my work with Sekaf Ghana Limited, a current portfolio company of my employer, Injaro.

Where are you from originally and can you describe your upbringing?

My parents are both Ghanaians from along the coast of Ghana  – Jamestown for my mother who is from the Ga ethnic group and Elmina, for my father who is from the Fante ethnic group. I have an older sister and brother…