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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Ghana Gender Ministry finalises Affirmative Action Bill

As part of its objective to create the appropriate legal regime for mainstreaming gender issues into socio-economic development, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has finalised the Affirmative Action Bill.

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Ghana Women's Manifesto Coalitions Calls for Quick Action on Affirmative Action Bill

The Women’s Manifesto Coalition has called for quick action on the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill to enable women to have fair representation in governance and decision making processes.

The coalition also urged the government to give a clear roadmap to the processes for the passage of the bill for effective monitoring and coordination, stressing that the passage of the bill will be a positive step to increase women’s representation in public office by 2016 and beyond.

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