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We turn abused girls’ pain into entertainment
From jokes about a man's anatomy to party point-scoring, the public response to the Obuasi allegations suggests we are better at performing outrage than protecting children.
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Ghana has always had powerful women. So why is equality still a fight?
From the Asantehemaa and Yaa Asantewaa to Makola’s market women, Ghana’s history is rich with examples of women exercising power. But authority has never guaranteed equality, safety or a voice in every room.
Rape myths in Ghanaian classrooms are teaching children the wrong lesson
classroom debate about short skirts shows why Ghana must train teachers to challenge rape myths. This International Day of the Girl, that is where to start.
Victims of a Legend
The Women Daddy Lumba Left Behind,
What Bleeding Costs
On March 19, Greater Accra announced one million free sanitary pads for Ghanaian schoolgirls. The internet responded with mockery. From 95% absenteeism in rural schools to a 35% tax on pads as “luxury goods,” Bridget Mensah argues that Ghana’s contempt for period poverty is not a joke it’s costing girls their education, their health, and their futures.
She Woke Up First and Went to Bed Last. A Court Just Called That a Rights Violation.
A historic 2025 court ruling says what women have always known the 16 billion hours of unpaid care work they do daily is not just unfair, it's a human rights violation.