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Min of Gender in a photograph with other reps

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

Power4 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.

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

Power11 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.

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

A Ghanaian woman lawyer in a dark suit and kente scarf stands confidently outside the High Court in Accra, holding a folder labeled "CSW70 Justice Pledges Accountability Review." The Ghana flag flies behind her and scales of justice are visible on the court building.

Did Ghana keep its CSW70 justice pledges? A scorecard nearly eight months on

Justice13 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

Body & Safety6 min read

Editorial illustration of two Ghanaian women traders at Makola Market in Accra discussing food packaging. One woman in a blue patterned dress and headwrap holds an open white Styrofoam container with Indomie noodles. The other woman holds brown paper-based takeaway boxes and banana leaves as alternatives. Behind them, market stalls display Banku and Tilapia with signs showing GH¢150 and GH¢200. A pile of discarded Styrofoam packs blocks a drain, highlighting plastic pollution. The scene captures the economic concerns of women vendors ahead of Ghana's Styrofoam ban.

Ghana’s Styrofoam ban: Are women traders ready for the January deadline?

Society & Digital9 min read

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

Body & Safety2 min read

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?

Body & Safety10 min read