SECTOR 4 social and health problems, for instance, are neglected, with broadcasting doing better in this regard than the print media. There are few investigative stories because of a lack of capacity, commitment and “courage” to tackle such reportage. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator. 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 2.8 (2008: 3.2; 2006: 4.0) 4.4 Equal opportunities regardless of race, social group, gender/sex, religion, disabilities and age are promoted in media houses. The panel focused on equal opportunities with regard to gender. Around 60 per cent of practising journalists in Ghana are women and they outnumber men even more among new entrants into the field: 70 per cent of diploma graduates are female. Most television stations have women newsroom editors and at GBC the head of television news is also a woman. The Graphic Communications Group with its six titles has two female editors and two female deputy editors. At the Ghanaian Times the news editor as well as the features and foreign editors are also women. But the picture is not all rosy. The type of work assigned to women more often than not deals with ‘soft’ topics like women and health stories, although many female journalists have moved beyond these limitations. Maternity leave often means that women lose out on training opportunities or promotions. Radio stations are even hesitant to employ women because they might go on maternity leave. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER GHANA 2011 49