Lydia Forson: Women against women; when your ally becomes your greatest foe

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Secret Admirer! 9 years ago

Woow, so true, you're really sensible and a woman of substance. I trust this piece will be an eye opener to the rest.
Love you bunch!

Woow, so true, you're really sensible and a woman of substance. I trust this piece will be an eye opener to the rest.
Love you bunch!
Nana Esi 9 years ago

Lydia, l applaud you for your civilized contribution to the society. Look at the way women are insulting EC. When l listen to women it's breaks my heart. Women theyshould rather support her. is occupying this enviable posit ...
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Lydia, l applaud you for your civilized contribution to the society. Look at the way women are insulting EC. When l listen to women it's breaks my heart. Women theyshould rather support her. is occupying this enviable position
Lettle 9 years ago

True true u say ooo thank u lydia (mmaa kasa papa)

True true u say ooo thank u lydia (mmaa kasa papa)
sani latif 9 years ago

good staybless good advice for women

good staybless good advice for women
Prof Lungu 9 years ago

A simple and right-on-point diagnosis and remedy of a very complex problem.

We agree.

Women should help each other and understand that the "system", in Angela Davis-speak, is rigged against them.

Ghanaian society i ...
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A simple and right-on-point diagnosis and remedy of a very complex problem.

We agree.

Women should help each other and understand that the "system", in Angela Davis-speak, is rigged against them.

Ghanaian society is not the worst - but still, lots of improvements in the opportunities for women to thrive as human beings and as citizens remain unfulfilled, out of bounds to millions of Ghanaian girls and women.

---Equal opportunity to education
---Assistance by males, chores in the home
---Banning of cultural practices that disrespect woman, endanger their lives, and deprive them of their rights as equal citizens
---Moderation of religiosity, balanced by Critical-Thinking and knowledge in Science
---Etc.

BOTTOM-LINE: Men have a responsibility to help resolve every one of these issues and opportunities.
YOOMOBEGA 9 years ago

Outlaw the treatment of senior citizen Ghanaian women as abayifuor.

Outlaw the treatment of senior citizen Ghanaian women as abayifuor.
Prof Lungu 9 years ago

Right on point, YOOMOBEGA.

Our sense is, much of the diagnosis by that preacher last week was almost heretical.

Lack of money, lack of education, and poor living conditions are a major contributor to the misery visited ...
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Right on point, YOOMOBEGA.

Our sense is, much of the diagnosis by that preacher last week was almost heretical.

Lack of money, lack of education, and poor living conditions are a major contributor to the misery visited on older women most of whom are widows who have outlived their sons.

Then there are the Child Marriages...

Peace!
Kwame 9 years ago

One of the best pieces I have read in this column. Unfortunately, we don't live in an Utopian world and don't foresee one but, the struggle must go on one soul at a time.

One of the best pieces I have read in this column. Unfortunately, we don't live in an Utopian world and don't foresee one but, the struggle must go on one soul at a time.
MARCUS AMPADU 9 years ago

It is time to launch a strong Ghana Film Association to protect our actors & actresses, and see to the promotion of movie making in Ghana.

Lydia Forson & GHANA FILM ASSOCIATION.COM

Is there such a body? If not, there ...
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It is time to launch a strong Ghana Film Association to protect our actors & actresses, and see to the promotion of movie making in Ghana.

Lydia Forson & GHANA FILM ASSOCIATION.COM

Is there such a body? If not, there is a need to create one, pronto.
Akwasi 9 years ago

Women are not Saint,they Fought for limelight and Wealth and they arme prepared for any Thing . Just take Mzbel for example.

Women are not Saint,they Fought for limelight and Wealth and they arme prepared for any Thing . Just take Mzbel for example.

Kwabena Yeboah 9 years ago

First of all, let me say this about this young lady. She has a very strong physical presence carved in confidence and rectitude. I have always admired her from a distant.

The plight of any oppressed group follows the same ...
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First of all, let me say this about this young lady. She has a very strong physical presence carved in confidence and rectitude. I have always admired her from a distant.

The plight of any oppressed group follows the same narrative - self deprecating and critical of oneself. Women as oppressed group are no different, they are exhibiting what comes naturally to many oppressed groups. In the Americas, it is blacks against blacks; in the India subcontinent, it is Indian women against Indian women; and in Islamic countries, it is Islamic women against Islamic women - those who have conservative views and accept the status quo, and those who share neo-liberal disposition on social issues and want change like yourself.

Women's Liberation Movement (feminism) was the front that brought together middle and upper-class white American women to fight the establishment with one voice. It was no longer women against women, rather it was women against the establishment. There are still issues in the Ghanaian society that will preoccupy Ghanaian women and keep them from attacking each other. Issues like domestic violence, sexual harassment, and sexual violence.

There is always a Martin Luther King Jr. who comes along once in a life time to summon an oppressed group into action, and maybe this is your calling. With so much star power, you can start speaking to female university students in the three main universities and start a movement if you are passionate about this.

Well done!!!
Abra Kuma 9 years ago

Looking at the problem from a simplistic viewpoint, I'd say it's all a question of numbers; in most countries, more females than males are born annually. Apparently, in some countries, there are ten females to one male. Imagi ...
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Looking at the problem from a simplistic viewpoint, I'd say it's all a question of numbers; in most countries, more females than males are born annually. Apparently, in some countries, there are ten females to one male. Imagine the competition and the underhanded behavior that such a situation probably generates in those victimized by the practice of poligamy!
So let's face it,as a mother you want your daughter married, and as a young unmarried woman whose biological clock is ticking away, and the neighbors are constantly passing remarks that rob you of your self-worth, the competition becomes that much greater. That's where and when certain ugly characteristics of our personalities most are exposed. Let nature change the numbers in gender births and male to male behavior would change with them.In other words, nature always tries to solve its own problems one way or the other.
Kwabena Yeboah 9 years ago

I doubt if you believe a woman's self worth is tied to whether she is married or not. In civilized societies, it is not marriage that defines a woman, rather it is her accomplishments - education, upward mobility on the corpo ...
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I doubt if you believe a woman's self worth is tied to whether she is married or not. In civilized societies, it is not marriage that defines a woman, rather it is her accomplishments - education, upward mobility on the corporate ladder and in society. Marriage is the last thing on the minds of women in civilized cultures, but then, Ghana is not one of them.

As recent as 1960 in the US, the life of the American white woman was to follow one path; to marry in her early 20, start a family quickly, and devote her life to homemaking. The American woman legally subject to their husbands via "head and master laws." They had no legal right to any of their husband's earnings or property, aside from a limited to "proper support".

You should change your attitude from looking at a woman as a sex object - this in essence is what Ms. Forson wrote about. Uncivilized cultures still have a parochial view of the woman, and are limited in their backward in their minds that a woman has equal rights as man and has the same capacity as man in every aspect of life.

Today in the US and Canada there are about 40 women CEO of Fortune 500 companies, not to mention women head of states and governments. Thanks to the feminine movement in the west.
Abra Kuma 9 years ago

You got it all wrong where my point is concerned, Sir! You see, I am a woman married to a man most women consider extremely desirable; hence it is no easy feat for either of us to keep many women at bay.... Now if there were ...
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You got it all wrong where my point is concerned, Sir! You see, I am a woman married to a man most women consider extremely desirable; hence it is no easy feat for either of us to keep many women at bay.... Now if there were enough men to go around, my own sex would be adequately compensated - simple.
Ama Serwaa 9 years ago

Well said! Women need to renew their minds about themselves and be a bit kinder to each other.

Well said! Women need to renew their minds about themselves and be a bit kinder to each other.
Kwaku Bio 9 years ago

Welll-written. Kudos. I however wish to add that not every woman identifies with the victim mindset of inequality - those women's choice, no matter how 'crazy' some of you find it must also be respected without a whiff of moc ...
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Welll-written. Kudos. I however wish to add that not every woman identifies with the victim mindset of inequality - those women's choice, no matter how 'crazy' some of you find it must also be respected without a whiff of mockery. Let those who feel disempowered fight on.

Allow those who celebrate their complementary cultural roles who do not see themselves as victims be left to their happiness.

The "I am right - they are wrong" approach could be signs of a psychosocial disorder.
Mr Bond 9 years ago

Lydia Ahoofe Forson,Frankly speaking everybody is entitle to his or her opinion and what to expect when read article.educational,Knowledge,wisdom but I don't know if your article is about survey,demographic,documentary,gossip ...
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Lydia Ahoofe Forson,Frankly speaking everybody is entitle to his or her opinion and what to expect when read article.educational,Knowledge,wisdom but I don't know if your article is about survey,demographic,documentary,gossip,pull her down or empowerment.The article lacks specific qualities that points to chasing rather than motivation and empowerment.It read gossip rather than precept of encouragement.The article is swallow in points rather than elaboration your points.I did not feel your article.Lydia Ahoofe Forson Don't get me wrong just go back and read your school boy who is always at last keep doing the same mistake and compare and you get my point.I feel the article of more of a gossip and has no idea of what to call it.
Akua 9 years ago

Very good piece Lydia. You're right, women have become the enforcers of the abuse and degradation of their fellow women and it must stop. We should learn to support and elevate eachother. Thanks for always speaking up for wom ...
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Very good piece Lydia. You're right, women have become the enforcers of the abuse and degradation of their fellow women and it must stop. We should learn to support and elevate eachother. Thanks for always speaking up for women Lydia. We all have the same rights.
June Lee 9 years ago

Madam we are just hypocrites, our own enemies. That's all I can say. Thanks for standing out.

Madam we are just hypocrites, our own enemies. That's all I can say. Thanks for standing out.

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