Affirmative Action Bill will be passed - Otiko assures

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30 January 2017 02:11 PM

The Affirmative Action Bill which has so far been through varied consultative processes with a cross-section of the public, seeks to empower women across Ghana.

Gender Minister-designate, Otiko Afisa Djaba has indicated she will ensure that Affirmative Action Bill is brought back to parliament to be passed into law.

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Appearing before the Appointments Committee of parliament on Monday, Ms Djaba said that the Bill was not passed last year because time elapsed.

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She, however, indicated that the Bill will now have to be taken back to cabinet because there is a new parliament.

When asked if she had a timeline on when this will be achieved, she said that “It will be difficult to give timelines on the Affirmative Action Bill until I am approved.”

The Bill seeks to identify and redress areas of social, cultural, economic and educational imbalance in Ghana, especially as they relate to discrimination against women, and to promote the full and active participation of women in public life by providing for a more equitable system of representation in electoral politics and governance.

It aims to ensure the progressive achievement of gender equality in political, social, economic, cultural and educational life within five years, and to address the gender imbalance in the public and private sector.

The Bill also seeks to improve gender balance in the recruitment and appointment of public officers and to ensure that appropriate measures are taken in the public and private sector for the full integration of women into the mainstream of economic development.

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