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Charlotte Wrigley-Asante

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor, University of Ghana ORCID 0000-0002-7538-7452 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Gender and DevelopmentUrban livelihoodsPoverty and women's empowerment
Publications

80

Citations

1,483

H-index

21

i10-index

32

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
18.5
Most cited paper
164
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:35
Publications

80 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Gender differences in academic performance of students studying Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects at the University of Ghana
C Wrigley-Asante, CG Ackah, LK Frimpong
2023 SN social sciences 3 (1), 12, 2023 Social Sciences 164
Gender dimensions of climate change adaptation practices: the experiences of smallholder crop farmers in the transition zone of Ghana
C Wrigley-Asante, K Owusu, IS Egyir, TM Owiyo
2019 African Geographical Review 38 (2), 126-139, 2019 Social Sciences 140
Out of the dark but not out of the cage: women's empowerment and gender relations in the Dangme West district of Ghana
C Wrigley-Asante
2012 Gender, Place & Culture 19 (3), 344-363, 2012 Social Sciences 102
Men are poor but women are poorer: Gendered poverty and survival strategies in the Dangme West District of Ghana
C Wrigley-Asante
2008 Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift-Norwegian Journal of Geography 62 (3), 161-170, 2008 Social Sciences 87
Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) and built-environmental manifestations in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana
G Owusu, C Wrigley-Asante, M Oteng-Ababio, A Yaa Owusu
2015 Crime Prevention and Community Safety 17 (4), 249-269, 2015 Social Sciences 85
Urbanization, climate change and health vulnerabilities in slum communities in Ghana
E Damte, BO Manteaw, C Wrigley-Asante
2023 The Journal of Climate Change and Health 10, 100189, 2023 Natural Sciences 82
Survival or escaping poverty: The perspectives of poverty and well-being among Ghanaian women in cross-border trading
C Wrigley-Asante
2013 Journal of Gender Studies 22 (3), 320-334, 2013 Social Sciences 64
Women becoming bosses: Changing gender roles and decision making in Dangme West District of Ghana
C Wrigley-Asante
2011 Ghana Journal of Geography 3, 60-87, 2011 Social Sciences 57
Poverty and crime: Uncovering the hidden face of sexual crimes in urban low-income communities in Ghana
C Wrigley-Asante, G Owusu, M Oteng-Ababio, AY Owusu
2016 Ghana Journal of Geography 8 (1), 32-50, 2016 Social Sciences 54
Longitudinal analysis of trends and patterns of crime in Ghana (1980–2010): A new perspective
M Oteng-Ababio, G Owusu, C Wrigley-Asante, A Owusu
2016 African Geographical Review 35 (3), 193-211, 2016 Social Sciences 40
Unraveling the health-related challenges of women in the informal economy: accounts of women in cross-border trading in Accra, Ghana
C Wrigley-Asante
2013 GeoJournal 78 (3), 525-537, 2013 Health Sciences 40
How do land tenure arrangements influence adaptive responses of farmers? A study of crop farmers from semi-arid Ghana
FA Akugre, K Owusu, C Wrigley-Asante, ET Lawson
2022 GeoJournal 87 (3), 2255-2270, 2022 Agriculture 38
An assessment of households’ perceptions of private security companies and crime in urban Ghana
G Owusu, AY Owusu, M Oteng-Ababio, C Wrigley-Asante, I Agyapong
2016 Crime Science 5 (1), 5, 2016 Social Sciences 34
Can poor neighbourhoods be correlated with crime? Evidence from urban Ghana
G Owusu
2016 Ghana Journal of Geography 8 (1), 11-31, 2016 Social Sciences 33
Career aspirations and influencing factors among male and female students studying Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects in Ghana
C Wrigley-Asante
2022 Ghana Journal of Geography 14 (1), 83-100, 2022 Social Sciences 31
Geographies of crime and collective efficacy in urban Ghana
M Oteng-Ababio, AY Owusu, G Owusu, C Wrigley-Asante
2017 Territory, Politics, Governance 5 (4), 459-477, 2017 Social Sciences 29
Collective efficacy and fear of crime in urban neighbourhoods in Ghana
LK Frimpong, M Oteng-Ababio, G Owusu, C Wrigley-Asante
2018 Safer Communities 17 (3), 167-181, 2018 Social Sciences 28
Men and women in trades: Changing trends of home-based enterprises in Ga-Mashie, Accra, Ghana
C Wrigley-Asante, P Mensah
2017 International Development Planning Review 39 (4), 423-441, 2017 Social Sciences 28
Genderedperceptionof crime and safety: Insightsfrom differentsocio-economicurban neighbourhoodsin Ghana
C Wrigley-Asante
2016 Ghana Journal of Geography 8 (1), 103-123, 2016 Social Sciences 26
From sunrise to sunset: male out-migration and its effect on left-behind women in the Builsa District of Ghana
C Wrigley-Asante, JBA Agandin
2015 Gender Issues 32 (3), 184-200, 2015 Social Sciences 25
Urban health in Africa: looking beyond the MDGs
S Agyei-Mensah, G Owusu, C Wrigley-Asante
2015 International Development Planning Review 37 (1), 53-60, 2015 Social Sciences 22
Accra turns lives around: female migrant traders and their empowerment experiences in Accra, Ghana.
CW Asante
2014 Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender Studies 3 (2), 341-367, 2014 Social Sciences 21
Small-scale mining operations and their effects in the East Akim Municipal Assembly
J Mihaye, J Teye, C Wrigley-Asante
2013 Social Sciences 21
Crime and safety in urban public spaces: Experiences of Ghanaian women traders in the Makola market in Accra, Ghana
C Wrigley‐Asante, G Owusu, JB Amu, TS Commodore
2022 The Geographical Journal 188 (1), 76-90, 2022 Social Sciences 15
Public confidence in the police: Tests of instrumental and expressive models in a developing country city
LK Frimpong, M Oteng-Ababio, G Owusu, C Wrigley-Asante
2019 Police Practice and Research 20 (2), 139-155, 2019 Social Sciences 15