The Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Otiko Afisa Djaba has passionately called on Ghanaians to help her to succeed. “I’m only about six weeks old as a minister… you need to help me to get it right and I’ll need everybody’s help because it is not possible to handle all these problems alone,” she … Read more
Taiwan’s constitutional court began hearing a landmark case Friday that could make the island the first place in Asia to allow same-sex marriage. A panel of 14 grand justices will hear a debate over a disputed law that critics say is unconstitutional because it prevents unions between gay couples. Campaigners for change gathered with rainbow … Read more
Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed an American was killed during the bloody rampage at the British parliament that has been claimed by the Islamic State group. “A great American, Kurt Cochran, was killed in the London terror attack. My prayers and condolences are with his family and friends,” the president said in a tweet. Cochran … Read more
By Daniel Adjei Occupational sexism (also called sexism in the workplace and employment sexism) refers to any discriminatory practices, statements, actions, etc. based on a person’s sex that are present or occur in a place of employment. Archismitachoudhury wrote that sexism is usually defined as “discrimination against the members of one sex, usually women”. If … Read more
The German government Wednesday approved plans to quash the convictions of 50,000 men sentenced for homosexuality under a Nazi-era law which remained in force after the war, and offer compensation. The measure marks a triumph for activists after a decades-long struggle to clear the names of gay men who lived with a criminal record under … Read more
Indian police Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly murdering his teenage daughter in a so-called honour killing after she was caught dating a local boy he did not approve of. The girl’s father slit her throat and dumped the 15-year-old’s body on the doorstep of her boyfriend’s house in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh … Read more
Women in the country have been given full assurance that government will ensure laws that promote gender parity are enacted and enforced. Deputy minister-designate for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Madam Patricia Appiagyei who gave the assurance was interacting with 3FM on the sidelines of the 61st session of the Commission on the Status of … Read more
Women in the country have been given full assurance that government will ensure laws that promote gender parity are enacted and enforced. Deputy minister-designate for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Madam Patricia Appiagyei who gave the assurance was interacting with 3FM on the sidelines of the 61st session of the Commission on the Status of … Read more
Tour guides at the Kintampo waterfall site were sacked by some supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), when the party came into office, the Chief of Kyeremankoma, the town where the deadly Kintampo waterfall disaster occurred, has revealed. Nana Effah Guarkuro believes the absence of these tour guides might have contributed to the accident, … Read more
When Sadegh married his college sweetheart, he never thought he’d end up as one of those Iranians facing ruin and even prison because of huge sums demanded by his wife’s family. But the “mehrieh” (“affection”) system, in which future husbands agree to pay a certain number of gold coins to the bride in the event … Read more
Kids grow up so fast! That’s what Code Black actor Boris Kodjoe must have been thinking when he shared a sweet father-daughter moment on Instagram Friday. He was watching his daughter Sophie prep for her first school dance. The actor shared three photos of his 11-year-old daughter with Nicole Ari Parker. In the pictures, Sophie, … Read more
One of the pioneers of gender equality in the country, Professor Akua Kuenyehia has lamented what she described as the slow pace of Ghana’s achievement with respect to gender parity. “Personally, I think [the] progress is very slow and sometimes frustrating. I mean we are in the 21st century and we’re still talking about empowering … Read more
Any man who impregnates a teenage girl in any basic school at Gnani, a community in the Yendi Municipality of the Northern Region, will be fined GHC250 while male teachers will pay GHC300. In addition to the fine, the culprit be required to pay for antenatal expenses to be determined by the victim’s parents before … Read more
A leading African writer has transfixed the internet with her comments on gender – but fellow Nigerians say they feel hurt. Transgender women in Africa have benefited from “male privilege” because they grew up as men. With this argument, writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie kicked off a vexed discussion, trending everywhere from Facebook to Teen Vogue. … Read more
GOVERNMENT is to set up about 10 toll free hotlines, dubbed: “Hope Hot Line” to assist people get the psychological and emotional assistance necessary to lead normal lives. The toll free lines are to provide rapid response to deal with social vices such as psychological and emotional challenges that are pushing most young people to … Read more
Government is to set up about 10 toll free hotlines, dubbed as ‘Hope Hot Line’ to assist people get the psychological and emotional assistance necessary to lead normal lives. The toll free lines are to provide rapid response to deal with social vices such as psychological and emotional challenges that are pushing most young people … Read more
The annual Gay Pride parade in Los Angeles, the second-largest US city, will be transformed into a protest march for this year’s edition, according to organizers. “When any American’s rights are under threat, all our rights are threatened,” ResistMarch.org, the nonprofit that is organizing the event, said on its website on Monday. “We are calling … Read more
It is not enough to have Christian and Islam holidays on the national calendar but holidays for adherents of African Traditional Religion must also be introduced, Osofo Kofitse Ahadzi, a cultural anthropologist and senior member of the Afrikania Mission, has suggested. His comment comes amidst growing controversy over the purported construction of a national cathedral … Read more
Osofo Kofitse Ahadzi, a cultural anthropologist and senior member of the Afrikania Mission, has asked homosexuals to change their sexual orientations or commit suicide. According to him, Ghana should not tolerate homosexuality because the act was unnatural and uncustomary. Osofo Ahadzi’s submission on the Executive Breakfast Show (EBS) on Class91.3FM on Monday 13 March was … Read more
Osofo Kofitse Ahadzi, a cultural anthropologist and senior member of the Afrikania Mission, has charged the leadership of parliament to put a stop to prayer sessions in the chamber before parliamentary sittings. “This brings the question of parliamentarians going to parliament and every morning holding morning devotion. What type of business is that? It is … Read more