The Minister for Gender and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba, over the weekend urged girls not to “attract” rape by wearing provocative clothing to the outrage of some Ghanaians.
During her opening address as the Co-Chairperson at the 90th anniversary and Speech and prize giving day for Krobo Girls Presbyterian Senior School, Madam Djaba intimated that girls’ wearing short dresses could attract a rapist.
“In conclusion, I want to say to you, be bold, be confident, be respectful. If you wear a short dress, it’s fashionable but, know that it can attract somebody who would want to rape or defile you. You must be responsible for the choices you make,” she said.
Madam Djaba also had some words for teachers who sexually assaulted girls saying “…it is an abuse of their rights and you are their role model you must not be the one to abuse the rights of the young girls,” she stated.
But her correlation between rape and girls’ dressing rubbed some Ghanaians the wrong way with many taking to social media to express their displeasure with the Gender Minister with a number of them questioning her logic and others accusing her of victim blaming and shaming.
Some have called on the president to remove her from her position as her comments suggest women are responsible for preventing rape, which they consider a crime borne out of violence and power.
This is would not the first time the minister has provoked the ire of the public. Recently, her delay in condemning the violent sexual attack on a woman suspected in Kumasi also angered many.
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How many Ghanaians? Otiko is right!
MADAM OTIKO AS A MINISTER IS ALSO A MOTHER, AND THE QUESTION HERE IS; WILL A MOTHER IN HER RIGHT FRAME OF SENSE ASK HER DAUGTHER TO WEAR SHORT-SKIRTS OR THAT MATTER PROVOCATIVE DRESSES WHEN GOING OUT?, MADAM MINISTER ONLY OFFERED AN ADVISE, IF GHANAIAN WOMEN WANT THEY CAN TAKE IT, MOREOVER, LET BEAR IN MIND SHE WAS TALKING TO SCHOOL CHILDREN, THE FUTURE GENERATION OF THIS COUNTRY AND THERE IS THE URGENT NEED TO INBID IN THOSE GIRLS THE GOOD VALUES OF OUR CULTURE. TO THOSE WHO WILL NOT THINK DEEP ABOUT AN ISSUE AND ALWAYS DO POLITICS WITH EVERYTHING, GOD BLESS YOU IF ONLY YOU THINK GOOD ABOUT GHANA AND ITS FUTURE. INSULT ELDERS AND PEOPLE IN POSITION AND YOU WILL BE BLESSED AND HONOURED.MUST MADAM OTIKO HASTY TO REACT TO EVERY ISSUE?,THE GOOD BOOK SAY; BE QUICK TO LISTERN BUT SLOW TO ANSWER SO WILL NOT RUSH IN CONDEMNING ISSUES IF SHE'S NOT WELL BRIEFED,IF SE WAS WRONG WITH CORRELATION -PROVOCATIVE DRESSES = RAPE, THEN MR WRITER YOU ARE ALSO WRONG WITH YOUR ANALYSIS AS HER BEING LATE TO RESPOND TO THE KUMASI ISSUE BECAUSE SHE FRESH IN HER CAPACITY AS GENDER MINISTER, DO RUSH WHEN FRESH IN AN OFFICE
A lot of Ghanaians are just ffffooo0ls...what did she say wrong...i sometimes wonder what some people ear before they sleep.
These attacks are unfortunate, to say the least. First,pay attention to the context in which she gave that piece of advice. She was addressing HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS; and was admonishing them against the use of such a rather seemingly harmless ornament as a KINKY DRESS, which COULD attract SOME men to rape them. Now,is it true that SOME men respond to provocative dressing of girls, and that the only impetus that moves such men to ***barred word*** tendencies is erotic dressing of girls? Her well-meaning speech was not an argument for the distorted view by some that women or girls are SOLELY to blame for rape. Rape is a multi-factored issue,and the minister was only seizing an opportunity to address one of the factors among a relevant group of people. Is "trolling" the latest formula to quick and cheap fame?