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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

Body & Safety14 min read

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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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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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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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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women protesting

We Must All Be Feminists: A Call to Action

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