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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.

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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Three young Ghanaian women in colorful African print walking together confidently on a street in Accra, one carrying books.

83% of new HIV infections among Ghanaian youth are young women but prevention only reaches 3 regions

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A large group of Ghanaian women, including personnel from the Ghana Police Service, Fire Service and Prisons Service in uniform and women in civilian clothes wearing pink ribbons, seated in a conference hall and listening attentively during a health education programme organised by Gold Fields Ghana. A cameraman records the session in the background. The image shows diverse women participating in a discussion on women's health and menopause.

Menopausal women are not witches: Gold Fields specialist challenges stigma and discrimination

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

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

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MoGCSP sensitises Tafsiliyya Islamic School pupils on preventing child marriage

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Participants listening to the training

MoGCSP, UNFPA train facilitators to engage men and boys on gender equality

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A Ghanaian teenage girl in a navy school blazer stands speaking confidently into a microphone during a national children's consultation on ending violence against children at a conference room in Accra. Other Ghanaian children aged 13 to 18, girls and boys in school uniforms and casual wear, sit around a table listening attentively. Behind them are flip charts covered with yellow and orange sticky notes and small Ghana flags. A female facilitator stands nearby listening. The image represents children's participation in shaping child protection policies.

Ghanaian children call for action to end violence against children

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Ghanaian health worker educating four young women about HIV prevention outdoors at a community clinic, with self-test kits and leaflets on the table, representing prevention funding gap affecting women and girls.

Ghana's HIV prevention funding gap is also a gender equality issue. Women and girls cannot afford to be an afterthought.

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Red ribbon with inscription HIV/AIDS

Ghana faces US$25.3m HIV prevention funding gap as domestic spending falls short

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Ghana explores local production of HIV medicines to strengthen national health security

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Side-by-side diptych. Left: Nicki Minaj in a beige patterned jacket waves on stage at a political rally in Port Huron, Michigan, with Donald Trump standing behind her and a Make America Great Again banner visible. Right: Two women in a gallery view artworks referencing Sarah Baartman, including large collage portraits on the wall and a dark metal sculpture made of scrap parts depicting a figure from behind.

From Sarah Baartman to Nicki Minaj: who gets to look at a Black woman’s body?

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Watercolor-style illustration of a Black woman in a blazer seen from behind, standing at a microphone on a US political rally stage facing a large crowd. American flags flank the stage and translucent illustrated eyes float in the spotlight beams, symbolizing public appraisal and scrutiny of Black women's bodies in politics.

Trump praises Nicki Minaj’s body at Michigan rally and tells her to stand

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A section of guests at the launch of GNAT's ThankYouTeacher National Raffle Campaign

Veep Commends GNAT for Investing in Cancer Care Through ThankYouTeacher Campaign

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

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

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Adult hands typing on a laptop displaying data charts and graphs on a wooden desk, with a small Ghana flag in the background, representing analysis of online child protection reports in Ghana.

Ghana’s 51,000 child sexual abuse reports: The danger does not end when a child goes offline

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Illustration of four Ghanaian child protection officers from the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection meeting around a table with case files and a safety plan. Text reads Child Protection Response, Helplines: 0800-800-800 | 0800-900-900

Gender ministry deploys team to Obuasi to support students affected by alleged sexual abuse

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Four Ghanaian primary school pupils smiling while washing hands with soap at a handwashing station with basins and taps, assisted by a female facilitator, in front of SDA Primary School building at Nungua Buade with Global Handwashing Day posters.

Eco Impact Network promotes handwashing to prevent infectious diseases

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Collage of the participants of the hands off our girls campaign

Hands Off Our Girls: Women Across Ghana Wear Red to Demand Justice for Obuasi SHTS Students

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Dr. Freda Prempeh

Obuasi SHTS: FIDA appeal raises questions about justice and school safeguards for girls

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Dr. Freda Prempeh

Obuasi SHTS: Can PTAs help prevent sexual abuse in Ghanaian schools?

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Ghanaian female health worker in infection prevention gear writing on clipboard at Ghana Infectious Disease Centre entrance.

Ebola preparedness in Ghana: Beyond reassurance, what must the health system deliver?

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Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang

Obuasi SHTS allegations: Veep calls for law to take its course

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Gender Minister in a meeting with Manasseh Azure, investigative journalist

Ghana plans stronger school safeguarding measures following Obuasi SHTS abuse allegations

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Executive Director Bright Appiah Child Rights International

Child Rights International says GES cannot be trusted to handle school abuse cases

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Illustration of Ghana Education Service headquarters building with official documents stamped "Under Investigation" on a desk.

GES directs two education directors to step aside over Obuasi SHTS investigation

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Ghanaian market trader in her late 40s holding a woven hand fan at her produce stall in Accra.

Perimenopause in Ghana: What women need to know about symptoms, treatment and work

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

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Musings of a feminist by Bridget Mensah

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

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Ghanaian junior high school girls in classroom with free sanitary pad programme packs for public schools

Period poverty in Africa needs more than pads, new research shows

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Graphic showing Ghana is on Tier One in the 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report, with a gold number 1 trophy, globe focused on Africa, and Ghana flag colors.

Ghana is Tier 1 on human trafficking. Are women and girls safer?

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A section of students at the events

Shai Osudoku residents urged to report barriers to social protection services

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Four girls receive psychosocial support while in protective care after alleged sexual abuse

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women protesting

We Must All Be Feminists: A Call to Action

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GLA Illustration

Gender Lens Africa launches Through Her Lens campaign to spotlight gaps in justice for survivors

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Min of Gender

Ghana Gender Minister engages husband of Nana Akua Addo as family welfare support continues

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Min pays visit to Nana Akua Addo

Ghana Gender Minister visits Nana Akua Addo after reports of alleged domestic abuse

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