At some point in my work in research consultancy, some years back, we had a project which required I travelled to several farming communities to hold focus group discussions with both men and women farmers. One of the tools we used examined gender inequality, particularly in relation to access to and control over resources. As the conversations unfolded, it became clear that inequality does not stop at land, money, or tools. It runs much deeper into household decision-making

One of the most common questions people ask—quietly or aloud—is, “What is my purpose?" Yet an even more important question often comes first: “Do I really know who I am?” Many of us grow up moving quickly from one expectation to another—school, career, marriage, success—without ever pausing to understand the self that is meant to live out these roles. We are taught what  to do far more than we are taught who  we are. And so, purpose feels elusive, not because it is absent, b

Our last article opened a conversation on the definition of work —a subject that quietly threads through the fabric of every human life. Today, we would like to linger a little longer on this subject—a subject that quietly threads through the fabric of every human life. No one can escape it; whether we resist it, embrace it, or redefine it, work is always there, shaping who we are and how we live. But what, truly, is “work”? How has its meaning shifted across centuries and cu

Did you know that the words “sex” and “gender” have distinct meanings? And did you also know that many societal structures and...

Welcome to the GenderToday blog , a space born out of passion, purpose, and personal experience. My name is Marian Toju Acquah-Andoh...