When women’s empowerment only empowers the already empowered
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An industry focused on women's empowerment is expanding in Ghana through podcasts, masterclasses, and conferences. While creating visible spaces for women is a positive development, questions have arisen about who actually benefits. There is concern that these efforts may only empower those who are already in positions of power.
There is a growing industry around women’s empowerment in Ghana. Conferences, brunches, masterclasses, podcasts and hashtags. This is, on the surface, a positive development. More women are creating spaces for other women, and that visibility matters. But it invites a more difficult question: Who is being empowered, and how? In recent years, empowerment has, in […]