“To everyone I’ve hurt… I’m so sorry,” said the former What Culture employee in a statement on Wednesday.
He apologised to those women he repeatedly messaged and encouraged to “send me images of themselves”.

Eleven minutes after the statement was released, an individual alleged Blampied asked her to “send him nudes”.

Blampied presented videos for What Culture on YouTube until September 2017, when he parted company with the organisation. His new employers, Cultaholic, told the BBC he is unable to be reached for comment.

Peter Willis, Director of What Culture Limited, told the BBC Blampied’s departure “was not linked to the series of Twitter messages that were published [on Wednesday], nor were we aware of any of the events within those tweets until reading Adam’s own statement.

“What Culture categorically condemns all sexual harassment, predatory behaviour and abuses of position and power.”

‘In the end, I relented’
Shortly after Blampied’s statement, an individual – @SRbackwards – alleged on Twitter the YouTuber asked her for nude images, calling him “a manipulative sexual predator”.

“Knowing that I was 19, drunk, sexually inexperienced and had moral objections to sending him nudes, he continued to try to persuade me,” they posted.
“In the end, I relented.

“He was charming, he was the face of a YouTube channel and I’d been a fan of him for a while.”

Using strong language, she added: “He made me feel so good about myself for about six hours, then he made me feel like utter shit for months.”

Blampied has since made a string of comments on Twitter, urging his followers on Thursday: “Please don’t attack the women for speaking out.

“They have been hurt, by me.
“Please don’t publicly leap to my defence on this. My behaviour doesn’t warrant it.

“The purpose of this was not to excuse myself, but because it’s what the women deserve, for the wider public to see my behaviour.
“Please be kind and understanding to the women. More than I was.”

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Source: BBC

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Women’s participation in politics in Ghana continues to dwindle though they represent 52 percent of the national population.

Speaking at the 2014 Moremi Initiative for Women’s leadership in Africa, Mr. Ackon noted that “women are also underrepresented at the high decision making levels, making decision outcomes not tailored to address their concerns.”

The Minister therefore emphasized the need for Ghana to devise a multifaceted approach to effectively deal with gender inequality.

“As we advocate sustainable development, we need to acknowledge that achieving gender equality is for the benefit of the entire nation and continent. We need to devise a multifaceted approach, strategically involving men, to effectively deal with it,”Mr. Ackon said.

He mentioned that achieving and acknowledging gender equality is for the benefit of the entire nation and continent.

Speaking on the same platform, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Stratcom Africa, Madam Esther Cobbah encouraged young women to confront the cultural inhibitions that often hold them back from stepping boldly into leadership positions.

According to her, “the fact that women are the majority of the population and play key roles, especially in agriculture and in enterprise in many African countries makes the need for women in leadership even more urgent.”

She therefore advised them to “ take up the mantle of leadership in different contexts in society” and “take up challenges of starting and leading enterprises that respond to needs in various African societies.”

Moremi Intitiave aims to engage, inspire and equip young African women and girls to become the next generation of leading politicians, activists, social entrepreneurs and change agents.

By: Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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