| Description |
Unemployment rates among persons with disabilities are high, with women being at greater risk due to the interaction of gender and disability. Although studies portray the inequality, oppression, and exclusion women with disabilities encounter, little research is available on the impact of unemployment on women with physical disabilities. This qualitative study explores the daily experiences of unemployed women with physical disabilities in Tamale, Ghana. Phenomenology and focus group research approaches guided this study, since so little is known about how unemployment impacts the lives of women with physical disabilities. Purposive and snowball sampling were used to recruit 10 women with physical disabilities for in-depth interviews. Purposive sampling was also used to recruit 14 representatives from the government and civil society organizations for two multiorganizational focus groups |
