50-50 EPISODE 152 – Gender and Corporal Punishment (Part 3)

In this episode of 50/50, we explore how gender affects the home dynamics of corporal punishment by speaking to parents, and a counselor.

In this episode of 50/50, we explore how gender affects the home dynamics of corporal punishment by speaking to parents, and a counselor.

In this episode of 50/50, Atiewin Mbillah-Lawson interviews a clinical psychologist with the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Dr. Daniel Fordjour about the societal and psychological underpinnings of corporal punishment and how gender contributes to these. The episode also features the…

In this episode, host Atiewin Mbillah-Lawson explores corporal punishment, how it affects different genders, and impacts gender-based violence and societies in general. Already, Together for Girls – a global partnership working to end sexual violence against children and adolescents notes…



In this episode of 50/50 we bring you highlights from women of valor, a program which aims to recognize and highlight women with unique stories of courage as the world marks the annual International Women’s Day in March. In this…

In West Africa, women represent up to 70% of the agricultural labour force and have a crucial role in all steps of the food system from production to transformation, markets, access and consumption. Women however have limited access to financial…

To mark International Womens Day #IWD2023, on this episode of 50/50, host Atiewin Mbillah-Lawson discusses the theme – “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.” Geneviève Ndoye, the Communication Manager for Polaris Asso, a non-profit association based in Dakar that uses digital…

Global market research company Euromonitor International recently published a collaborative study that proposes actions and policies for consideration to promote Women’s Economic Empowerment in sub-Sahara Africa. Called the ‘Pathways to Gender-Inclusive Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Sectoral Analysis’, the…

Our woman of the month for February is the Programme Director of the leading election monitoring body, YIAGA Africa, Cynthia Mbamalu Cynthia is a dedicated human and gender rights advocate and a development practitioner. She is a lawyer by profession…

