Mr. William Ansah Kwakye, Asante Akim South District Officer of the Social Welfare Department, urged women to report cases of domestic violence to the security agencies for appropriate action.
She said there was the need to protect the rights of women to enhance their development.
Mr. Kwakye was speaking at a durbar organised by Hunger Project Ghana to sensitize women from Kyempo near Obogu in Ashanti, on effects of domestic violence on families.
He said even though some men were victims of domestic violence, women were worst affected by the phenomenon.
Mr. Kwakye urged women to fight for their rights and said that the passage of the Domestic Violence Act, demonstrated government's commitment to gender equality.
Mr. Seth Anane Twum, District Director of the Project, expressed regret that some men sexually abused women.