President Akufo-Addo has officially assented to the Affirmative Action Gender Equity Bill 2024.
The bill was passed by Parliament in July this year.
Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dakoa Newman announced the President’s assent to the bill in a post on X on Thursday, September 19.
“Update: President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo @NAkufoAddo has assented to the Affirmative Action (Gender Equity) Act, 2024. Next Step: Implementation,” she stated.
The Affirmative Action Gender Equity Bill 2024 aims to ensure greater representation and participation of women in decision-making processes and governance across various sectors thereby improving the lives of women in the country.
It also seeks to ensure gender equity in both the public and private sectors.
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Update : President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo @NAkufoAddo has assented to the Affirmative Action (Gender Equity) Act, 2024
Next Step : Implementation
— Dakoa Newman (@DakoaNewman) September 19, 2024
During the passing of the Bill in July, Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin implored MPs to do more to ensure true equity and commit themselves to the new Act.
“Don’t just celebrate and don’t really put in place the vision that we have created for the country. But more importantly, I hope that members will commit themselves to the constitutional reforms. We need to do more to be able to create this free and just society we are looking for to liberate more of our women to be able to support us to be able to develop mother Ghana,” he said.
Clause one of the new Act spells out the objective of the law which is:
- To ensure the attainment of gender equity in the political, social, economic, educational and cultural spheres of the society.
- The implementation of this Act and the achievement of the targets shall be progressive and subject to evaluation in accordance with the First Schedule.
- The Government shall promote policies and programmes to redress the political, social, economic and educational gender imbalance.
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