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Body & SafetyOpinionGlobal LensThe Gender Lens

When did women’s freedom become everyone’s problem?

From a demonstration demanding justice for schoolgirls in Obuasi to a wave of deadly genital-theft rumours spreading across Africa, a British columnist’s claim that feminism failed her generation and historic gains for women in America’s midterm elections, this week’s stories raise uncomfortable questions about power, freedom and accountability. Who gets to decide what women need, and who takes responsibility when institutions fail them?

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Musings of a Feminist banner by Gender Lens Africa with portrait of author in blue top.
PowerThe Gender Lens

Ghana showcases gender policies and women's economic empowerment agenda at Commonwealth Women's Forum

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Min of Gender in a photograph with other reps
PowerAnalysisThe Gender Lens

Women in African politics: more seats, but men still control decisions

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Seven Ghanaian women parliamentarians in suits and kente cloth walk down the steps outside the Parliament of Ghana building in Accra at sunset. The Ghana flag flies above the white parliament building.
Body & SafetyOpinionThe Gender Lens

Part 3: When women's pain becomes prime-time entertainment how Ghana's media turns private trauma, marital conflict and sexual violence into public spectacle

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Illustration of a Ghanaian woman in a teal dress and gold headwrap sitting alone on a studio chair under harsh spotlights, shielding her eyes with her hand. A large TV camera and microphone are pointed at her, while a blurred presenter gestures to a studio audience behind her and social media play buttons and comment bubbles float above. A red stage curtain frames the scene. The image symbolises how private trauma is turned into public spectacle on Ghanaian television.
Body & SafetyAnalysisThe Gender Lens

Musings of a feminist: who is protecting our young people, and what are we teaching women?

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Musings of a Feminist banner by Gender Lens Africa with portrait of author in blue top.
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NPP vs NDC: Which party gives women power, not just positions?

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Split image. Left: A boardroom with 11 people, one Ghanaian woman in Kente scarf among ten men in suits around a conference table with a document labeled 'POWER AUDIT NPP 2024' and Ghana flag in corner, illustrating one woman in 11 national posts. Right: Three Ghanaian women in professional attire with Kente accents sit at same table holding folder labeled 'POWER AUDIT NDC 2024' in front of large Ghana flag, looking toward the other side, representing women waiting to be counted in incomplete NDC results.

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