Articles by Afia Kwakyewaa Owusu-Nyantakyi

About Afia Kwakyewaa Owusu-Nyantakyi

Afia Kwakyewaa Owusu-Nyantakyi is a media consultant and a writer. She writes predominantly about personal growth, feminism, lifestyle and self-care. Once in a while, you'll catch a review of her favourite things here as well! Kwakyewaa is also the host of The Grey Podcast, a weekly conversation about African women navigating the way through life in modern times.

On Love- Decisivenes Takes Courage

6th March 2019 Afia Kwakyewaa Owusu-Nyantakyi 0

I’ve always spent more time than I should choosing a dress, or a hairstyle. I know most people say this is common with women. Perhaps it is, Perhaps there’s more to the constant anxiety I […]

Don’t Put Us In The Same Box

15th August 2018 Afia Kwakyewaa Owusu-Nyantakyi 0

Women don’t have to like each other Women don’t share the same privileges Women don’t share the same ideologies Women don’t want the same things Our struggles are wired differently And we deserve to express […]

To Would-be Bridemaids: Don’t Feel Bad About Saying ‘No’

24th May 2018 Afia Kwakyewaa Owusu-Nyantakyi 1

When I was growing up, I used to watch my mum dress up for funerals, dinners and weddings on weekends. Funerals especially, felt so far away from me. I could not even process that one […]

The Ring

21st March 2018 Afia Kwakyewaa Owusu-Nyantakyi 0

I love rings. I always have. They are my favorite pieces of jewelry. When I was growing up, I would wear my mother’s rings to school just because they were so pretty. I loved to […]

Checking My Feminism: A Turbulent, But Beautiful Love Story

31st January 2018 Afia Kwakyewaa Owusu-Nyantakyi 0

2017 was an interesting year, given events that happened as well as the conversations that spurred from those events. From dinner tables to online spaces, there were several social issues that erupted and women were […]

On Sexual Harassment: Don’t Shame Victims Who Do Not Speak Up

19th January 2018 Afia Kwakyewaa Owusu-Nyantakyi 0

The #Metoo campaign was necessary. It doesn’t matter how it started. (Ok, maybe it does). But more importantly, sexual harassment is a globally normalized silent vice that needed to come to light. And rightfully so, […]