Recently I’ve been involved in advocacy works to demand the rights of women and girls in Ghana. Some weeks ago, my colleague and co-lead campaigner Able Delalie sent me a message about why we should work on the luxury tax imposed on sanitary towels in Ghana. I learned about this…
Why are two economists talking about babies? That’s the question we often hear when we discuss our book Pregnancy and Motherhood: Perspectives from Two Afropolitan Women. Our answer? Because when we had our babies, we realized that we were not prepared to become mothers – but who is though? We did not find…
“When you come you’ll see so much purpose and you just want to make things happen”. This sentiment is undoubtedly at the heart of the DANN Residence’s work in Ghana . Founded by Amma Gyampo after her return to Ghana some six years ago, the Accra-based short stay hospitality service…
“Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself.” While it is a seemingly cliché Oprah Winfrey quote, it perfectly captures Gloria Buckman Yankson’s journey to becoming a forerunner for the event planning industry in Ghana with PlanIt Events Ghana (PlanIt Ghana). Buckman Yankson grew up seeing herself as a…
She has built two successful businesses. Now, she’s dishing out business and health nuggets with her latest venture: Clean Eats Ghana.
Marcia Ashong’s career breakthroughs prepared her to help African women overcome barriers. She talks Sisterhood Matters with Circumspecte’s Jemila Abdulai.
World-renowned CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour has embarked on a new project – to explore sex and love experiences by women and girls across the world from an angle of “satisfaction and personal pleasure” in a documentary series called “Love and Sex Around The World”. She visited Ghana and interviewed a…
March is international women’s month and a good time to check in with the women in our lives, ourselves included. At Circumspecte, we make it an entire affair with our Sisterhood Matters campaign which we started in 2016. Read below for how you can join the celebration throughout March and…
Gosh, who knew time could fly this fast? It’s been almost two and a half years since I started freelancing and living this solo-preneur life. Two and a half years since I pulled the rug out from under me and dove head-first into the murky world that is freelancing in…
A four-year old girl was raped in Assin Adadientem village in the Assin North District of the Central Region of Ghana recently, sparking outrage. With all the conversations online, it’s clear there is need for more awareness and discussion on sexual and gender violence, including in the workplace or schools. People are demanding…