To ensure equal representation of women in all facets of the nation, political parties have been asked to support the Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Bill's passing.
According to Sheila Minkah-Premo, the convenor of the Affirmative Action Bill Coalition, women have been disadvantaged in Ghana based on the existing representation of women in positions of power.
Because of this, it was crucial for political parties to prioritise women's participation in their organisations in order to guarantee that women were equally represented and actively support the passing of the law.
The only surefire method to attain gender parity and guarantee women's effective representation in significant decision-making venues, she asserted, is through the implementation of an affirmative action statute.
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A better representation of women is still possible, with 40 women out of the 275 members of parliament, or 14.5%, which represents an improvement over the previous parliament's 30 women.
These comments were recently expressed by Mrs. Minkah-Premo during a consultative meeting in Accra with a number of political parties to guarantee the passage of the affirmative action bill.
Supporting the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill was the topic, and it was coordinated by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), Abantu for Development, and the European Union.
The role of political parties in Ghana's Action Law for Greater Women's Participation
Mrs. Minkah-Premo, a lawyer and supporter of the legislation, questioned the lengthy delay in ensuring Ghanaians benefited from an affirmative action law.
According to the AA Bill Coalition, political parties are essential components of a constitutional multiparty democracy and may significantly help advance women's increasing political engagement and representation.
According to SDG objective 5, the law aims to encourage a gradual rise in the percentage of women actively participating in public life from a minimum of 30% to 50% by 2030.
Additionally, it aims to create a framework for assessing gender equality and women's empowerment by the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as in both the public and private sectors.
Although the nation had finished drafting a draft bill in accordance with its obligation to adopt an AA Law as suggested in Article 17(4) of the 1992 Ghanaian Constitution and Articles 4 and 7 of CEDAW-1981, it was still pending submission to Parliament.
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