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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?

11 min read

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

4 min read

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

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

11 min read

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

14 min read

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?

10 min read

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

NPP vs NDC: Which party gives women power, not just positions?

7 min read

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.
PowerAnalysisCSW DeskThe Gender Lens

Women in Ghana’s political parties: who actually holds the power?

7 min read

Sena Setordzi Dorvlo, newly elected Vice-Chairman of Ho Central NDC, sitting on a green couch holding a smartphone, wearing orange traditional outfit
PowerAnalysisData LensThe Gender Lens

NDC constituency elections 2026: who won, who fell and what it means

5 min read

Dark background with outline of Ghana map. Text reads Gender Lens Africa POWER desk, NDC constituency elections 2026: who won, who fell. Icons at bottom show Men Chairmen vs Women Organisers
PowerAnalysisCSW DeskData LensThe Gender Lens

Ghana’s Parliament needs 43 more women MPs to meet the 30% affirmative action target

6 min read

Infographic shows Ghana's Parliament seating chart with 276 seats. 40 seats in gold on the left represent women (14.5%), 236 seats in dark grey represent men (85.5%). A label highlights that 43 more women MPs are needed to reach the target of 83 women (30%) for gender equity. Text at bottom reads: Now 40/276 = 14.5% women, Current 236/276 = 85.5% men, Goal 83/276 = 30% women. Title: Ghana needs 43 more women MPs to reach 30%.
Body & SafetyAnalysisThe Gender Lens

When girls are put on trial: Obuasi, male entitlement and Africa’s fight over girls’ bodies

14 min read

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

Obuasi SHTS: who knew, who acted, and who must answer?

13 min read

Illustration of empty school corridor with old complaint notices and Ghana-ribbon backpack waiting on bench.
Body & SafetyAnalysisThe Gender Lens

Menopause in Ghana: The health transition too many women navigate alone

12 min read

Illustrated profile silhouettes of diverse Ghanaian women in midlife, World Menopause Day 2026
Body & SafetyAnalysisThe Gender Lens

Musings of a feminist: who gets believed, who gets protected, who gets the microphone?

10 min read

Musings of a feminist by Bridget Mensah
PowerAnalysisCSW DeskData LensThe Gender Lens

Ghana returns to the UN Human Rights Council. What does this mean for women and girls?

8 min read

Ghana's Minister of Foreign Affairs
MoneyOpinionThe Gender Lens

The sea is taking more than homes from Ketu South’s women

8 min read

Blekusu shore
PowerGuest contributionThe Gender Lens

We have the numbers but not the power

6 min read

Image of a female journalist
JusticeData LensThe Gender Lens

Women leaving Ghana's prisons need more than an open gate

10 min read

Dr. Asomaning speaking at the launch
PowerAnalysisThe Gender Lens

Love, power, and politics: Unpacking spousal influence in Ghanaian leadership

5 min read

LORDINA MAHAMA AND SAMIRA BAWUMIA
Body & SafetyOpinionThe Gender Lens

When women lie about who fathered their children

5 min read

A Ghanaian woman sits alone on a bed, hands covering her face in distress, surrounded by shadowy figures pointing and whispering, with a fertility chart showing male and female factors equally on the wall behind depicting the psychological toll of infertility blame on women.
PowerOpinionThe Gender Lens

Building bridges & navigating polarisation: A PR professional's call to tell the stories that matter

7 min read

A Ghanaian PR professional with a microphone builds a glowing bridge of stories and light, connecting a city skyline to Congolese women rebuilding with baskets of food and seedlings visualizing storytelling as a bridge across polarisation.
PowerPress releaseThe Gender Lens

Network of Women in Broadcasting (NOWIB) Officially Launched in Ghana

3 min read

NOWIB members and guests at the launch
PowerThe Gender Lens

Hawa Koomson wins NPP National Women’s Organiser race

3 min read

Hawa Koomson
PowerData LensThe Gender Lens

Hawa Koomson wants to give every woman pepper spray. Ghana's data shows why it won't be enough

9 min read

Mavis Hawa Koomson
PowerAnalysisData LensThe Gender Lens

Ghana put GH¢400 million into a women’s bank. So where are the loans?

9 min read

Young Ghanaian market trader in Accra looking down road toward distant bank building, representing wait for Women's Development Bank
JusticeAnalysisThe Gender Lens

Salomey Baffoe case: why women marched to Ghana’s Gender Ministry

10 min read

Demonstration

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