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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.
The coordinated push to roll back women's progress: A global battle for equality
According to the World Bank, not a single country has achieved full legal equality. A new Equality Now report, Progress and Backlash, reveals why: the forces rolling back women's rights are well-funded, coordinated across continents, and writing the bills while women's rights groups fight to keep the lights on.
They Danced, and Ghana Looked Away
On February 19, 2026, Ghana's Presidency gathered its most powerful women in one room at Jubilee House to talk leadership and public trust. Bridget Mensah was there. Then the Vice President danced, and the country forgot everything else that was said.
When Religious Freedom Becomes a Weapon Against Girls
As The Gambia's Supreme Court hears a case to overturn its 2015 FGM ban in the name of religious freedom, Bridget Mensah argues this is more than a legal battle in Banjul it's a test of whether Africa will allow tradition to trump girls' right to bodily integrity.
Dear Men: A Feminist's Christmas Wishlist
Things We'd Like to Leave in 2025
16 Days of Activism: The threat in the comments
For 16 Days of Activism, UN Women warns digital violence is the fastest-growing threat to women. Bridget Mensah on why posting a promotion now invites rape threats — and why silence is what they really want.
