members were expected to contribute. Young girls became part of this trading system early on, 

often dividing their time between attending school and working for the household.  Living in 

extended family units is the norm, but the distinct separateness of the sexes has somewhat 

diminished in Central Accra. From a survey of Ga Mashi Town, Fayorsey found that about 70 

percent of married women were not living with their husbands (Fayorsey, 1993). They sent them 

food and spent nights with them, but their primary residence remained a compound largely made 

up of female relatives.  

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