Tag: womanhood
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Mother’s Day Is Bigger Than Biology
Why a woman’s worth cannot be reduced to whether she has children. Recently I was reminded of something that has stayed with me. In an online space, someone tried to shame me for not being a mother. To be honest, the comment itself did not hurt me. I have reached a point in my life…
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Decency Is Not a Reward for Compliance
A brief moment of dignity in a Ghanaian market stayed with me — and what followed after I named it revealed a pattern I could no longer ignore. This reflection explores entitlement, rejection, and why loneliness is so often framed as mystery rather than consequence.
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Accountability to Whom? Rethinking Why We Police Women’s Choices
In the past few years, I’ve noticed a growing chorus — online, in conversations, even in women’s spaces — repeating the same question: “But how do we hold women accountable? It appears every time a woman’s personal decision enters public discussion. And the more I hear it, the more I find myself questioning what people…
Koya Nkrumah 