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Digital creator Kojo Osei-Ghansah on why he took “feminist” out of his own bio, what allyship costs him, why he keeps naming names on the Obuasi SHTS case, and why he still isn't satisfied with how far Ghanaian men have come.
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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.
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.
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.
The Women Daddy Lumba Left Behind,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Things We'd Like to Leave in 2025
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.