By Agnes Ansah
Accra, March 8, GNA – ActionAid Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) and advocate of women’s rights, has called on Parliament to ensure that government allocates funds for the implementation of the Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Act 2024.
The organisation said the budgetary allocation for the proper implementation of provisions of the law would help bridge the gender equity gap.
Madam Shevera Anzagira, the Greater Accra and Volta Regional Programmes Manager, ActionAid Ghana, made the call on behalf of the organisation to commemorate the International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8.
She made the comments on the sidelines of a manifesto launch by the Young Urban Women Movement, an offshoot of ActionAid Ghana.
Madam Anzagira said the theme for this year’s IWD celebration; “Accelerate Action” resonated well with several calls made by women for accelerated commitment to advancing gender equality.
Although parts of those calls were heeded, with the passage of the law, it was not enough, she noted.
She said resources including finances must be made available for its implementation, adding: âWe are looking at our Parliament to relook at how we will implement the Affirmative Action law…â
ââ… And ensure that we implement the law as it is spelt out in the laws, and good provisions, especially budget, should be made available for the implementation of the Affirmative Action law, and this would ensure that we are accelerating and taking action,” she said.
Speaking on other steps society should take to bridge the gender equality gap, Madam Amanda Odoi, Gender Advocate, said Ghanaian leaders, at all levels, should do away with obstacles that prevent women from functioning to their full capacity at the workplace, home and community.
She asked that resources be made available to women to enable them to contribute their quota to societyâs growth.
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