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“Gala”, Silence, Denial, and the Culture of Sexual Violence in Ghana. By : Umar Mohammed
When I was growing up in Tamale, I had often heard my friends talk about “gala” in reference to girls they slept with en masse.
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Loving your abuser to change; the new type of women’s advocacy that enables abuse.
Yet women are supposed to be polite in their advocacy, they’re supposed to be soft spoken, un confrontational, choose their words carefully and remain calm through it all.
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Women’s Empowerment; the illusion of Freedom
Women’s empowerment seems to be the “new kid on the block” when it comes to activism; even for some men. Everyone wants to be seen as an ally, one who believes in women’s rights, one who supports women to live their full potential, one who’s quick to defend women against societal stereotypes and those who abuse them.