These rape stories are not mine to tell. On #BreakTheSilence and Ghana’s hostility towards victims

Carolee Thea, Sabine Woman, 1991. Chicken wire, electrical wire, sockets, bulbs, sound, dimensions variable. ©1991/2018 Carolee Thea. 2:37 AM Someone somewhere somehow, can very well accuse me of rape or sexual harassment. When I say “rape” above, I do not mean “the violent and aggravated assault” you picture in your mind, but the “coaxing and plead-beg-threaten” […]

We’re failing as feminists because we’re talking to men

In this patriarchal world, every person — especially women — needs to go through a process of re-education, to identify oppression against women. I have this one friend who gives me daily updates of everything that happens in her life. She says it from her point of view and most often than not, I say nothing but just listen — and listening […]

How I learnt to not be the kind of boss I detest

circa 2015 (Pulse Ghana office) For as long as I can remember, I have always believed that leaders (especially those in management) are the kind of people who never do the actual work but spend a lot of time telling other people what to do. I was ok with that, but I never wanted to be […]