Efya opens up on struggles of women in a male-dominated showbiz industry

Ghanaian singer Efya has opened up about the difficulties women face in the music industry, describing it as an environment dominated by men.

“If you be girl for this industry, it’s not gonna be easy at all,” she said. “Because the boys chow pass the girls.”

Efya, who says she has spent about 15 years in the industry, believes female artistes must support one another to survive.

“So, if any of the girls, they do anything, me, I make sure say I back them up, I support them,” she stated in an interview on BBC Pidgin monitored by MyNewsGh.

According to her, confidence is one of the major struggles young female artistes face.

“Sometimes, it be the confidence where the girls no get, that be why they no dey feel pushed like that,” she said.

Efya explained that she encourages women to focus on their talent and passion.

“If I make sure that they sing, because that be what they make me happy,” she added. “I go feel singer, then I go make happy again.”

She stressed the importance of unity among women in the industry.

“But what we try to say, we work together,” she said.