Primary data collection in the form of online and in-person qualitative interviews, focus group discussions, and website profiling of companies were conducted. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, five regions in Ghana representing mega and medium cities were selected for the fieldwork. A sample size of 176 people made up of 88 males and 88 females in 32 institutions (formal/informal/government) and 10 communities were engaged for the analysis. A hybrid gender framework was developed for this analysis. The Harvard framework and the Social Relations Approach were used. Roles, responsibilities, time use, access to and control over resources and decision making were assessed in relation to key institutions along the value chain such as the state, market, community and family. Women’s participation in these institutions were categorised as regulators (policy-makers), market actors (business owners), workers, end-users (consumers) and community members.