President Akufo-Addo has given his approval to the Affirmative Action (Gender Equity) Bill 2024, which was recently passed by Parliament, officially making it a law.
The Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Dakoa Newman, confirmed this on Thursday, September 19th.
“President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given his approval to the Affirmative Action (Gender Equity) Act, 2024,” she posted.
On Tuesday, July 30th, 2024, Parliament passed the historic Affirmative Action (Gender Equity) Bill.
The bill aims to promote women’s participation and representation in decision-making and has been in the works for over a decade without becoming law.
The Affirmative Action (Gender Equity) Bill also aims to encourage efforts to address gender imbalances in socio-cultural life, politics, economics, and education in both private and public sectors, in accordance with Clause 4 of Article 17 of the 1992 constitution.
Its main objective is to progressively increase and actively involve women in public and active life to achieve a female representation rate of at least 30% by 2030, in line with the requirements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
