Executive Secretary of the National Film Authority (NFA), Kafui Danku, has pushed back against the popular claim that “women are their own enemies,” describing it as a damaging narrative that must stop.
Speaking at the 2nd JAMILA International Women’s Forum held at the University of Ghana Medical School, Danku said disagreements are human, not gendered.
“Human beings disagree. It’s not only women who disagree. Men and women disagree, so we can’t be each other’s enemies. Don’t feed that narrative. It’s a very negative one,” she told the gathering.
She urged attendees to make a conscious effort to drop the phrase. “I don’t say that and I don’t allow anybody around me to say that. Not even my staff. If you’ve said it before, it’s fine; you didn’t know. But moving forward, we won’t need narratives like that,” she stated on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
Danku also called on men to take a frontline role in pushing women’s empowerment, arguing the cause cannot be left to women alone.
“When we talk about empowering women, I think men should champion it. I have seen how my father loves me, how my brothers protect me.
“They want me to do so well. But out there, if other men don’t understand the idea of empowering women, I’m going to meet those people. This is a course they should also challenge and spearhead, not just women,” she said.
She added that the NFA, since its inception, has trained many women working behind the scenes in the industry and called for public support to reignite interest in Ghanaian films.
