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Theodora Dede Amanor is the Gender Coordinator for the Teachers and Educational Workers' Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress Ghana. She has expertise in education administration including ten years working for the Ghana Education Service and holds the following qualifications: an MA in Labour Studies, MBA and a Certificate in Gender and Inclusion from the University of Ghana. Theodora’s work lies deeply at the intersection of gender justice and labour rights. Focusing on social inclusion and safeguarding advocacy, Theodora has spearheaded gender-responsive programmes at TEWU, including helping elect the union’s first-ever female Chairperson in 65 years. She is doing her part to help amplify the voices of Ghana’s most invisible workers.

Written by Theodora Dede Amanor

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   Standards and working conditions 13 May 2026

   The hidden crisis facing kitchen women in Ghana’s pre-tertiary schools

   Theodora Dede Amanor

   They feed thousands. Who cares for them? Every morning before the first bell rings and the first lesson starts, a group of women are already on the job at Ghana’s schools. They light fires, lift heavy pots, chop vegetables and cook meals for thousands of students across the country. By...

   The hidden crisis facing kitchen women in Ghana’s pre-tertiary schools