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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has officially signed into law the Affirmative Action Gender Equity Bill 2024, which Parliament passed in July.The bill aims...

ActionAid Ghana has urged President Akufo-Addo to swiftly sign the Affirmative Action, also known as the Gender and Equity Bill 2024, which has recently...

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Wednesday praised Parliament for the passage of the Affirmative Action Gender Equity Bill 2024.They implored President Nana Addo Dankwa...

Gender Minister, Darkoa Newman has hailed the Affirmative Action bill as a crucial step towards achieving gender parity.Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme...

The Affirmative Action Bill Coalition, spearheaded by a consortium of civil society organizations (CSOs), has committed to ensuring the effective implementation of the recently...

A former deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Rachel Appoh has said the passage of the Affirmative Action, Gender Equity Bill 2024...

A former Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Protection Otiko Afisa Djaba believes that President Akufo-Addo will sign the Affirmative Action Bill into law...

Former Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo has stated that there is currently no provision for reserving parliamentary seats...

Parliament has passed the Affirmative Action bill into law.The bill, which has been in and out of Parliament for several years, was finally passed...

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dakoa Newman, has made a heartfelt appeal for the swift passage of the Affirmative Action Bill.Speaking...

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dakoa Newman, has made a heartfelt appeal for the swift passage of the Affirmative Action Bill.Speaking...

The Programs Officer of the Center for Democratic Development (CDD) Ghana, Vera Abena Addo, has emphasised the crucial need for the Affirmative Action Bill...

A group called the Affirmative Action Bill Coalition has made a strong case for Parliament to pass the Affirmative Action Bill into law with...

The government of Ghana has been charged to expedite the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill into law to increase women's participation in decision-making.As...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Abibata Zakariah has made a case for the immediate passage of the...

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, has challenged government to draft a comprehensive affirmative action bill that will achieve the...

The Speaker of parliament, Prof Aaron Mike Ocquaye, has challenged government to draft a comprehensive affirmative action bill which will achieve the needed result...

Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cynthia Morrison, has said an Affirmative Action bill has been reviewed, finalised and set to be presented...

A group of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Thursday, marched to the Jubilee House to mount pressure on President Nana Akufo-Addo to ensure the passage...

Renowned Playwright, Nii Commey has described Friday 4th October, as a night strictly for women and compulsory for men, when his stage play “Where...

Two civil society organisations, CUTS International and the Consumer Protection Agency, have expressed deep concerns over the delay in the passage of the Consumer...

Gender activist and member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communications Team, Shamima Muslim, has highlighted widespread misconceptions about gender equality in Ghana.Speaking on...

The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has lauded the Parliament of Ghana for the successful passage of the Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Act,...

A Kampala-based commercial bank with a “mission critical focus” to provide financial services to vulnerable women entrepreneurs has been named the “AFAWA Bank of...

The deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has addressed misconceptions concerning the Affirmative Action Bill.Speaking on JoyNews’...

The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) and Export Trading Group have signed a technical assistance agreement...

The call for greater gender-inclusivity highlighted the opening day of the AFAWA Finance Series Kenya, which drew an audience of senior Kenyan government, Chief...

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) through its Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative, in partnership with African Guarantee Fund (AGF) and...

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the African Guarantee Fund have made a strong case for the positive impact of increasing women’s financial...

Parliament will conduct an open ballot to determine the decision of each of the 275 members of the House on the bill on the...

Parliament is expected to consider over 36 bills as the House resumes sitting of the second meeting of the Fourth Session of the 7th...

A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana’s (UG) Political Science Department, Dr Isaac Owusu Mensah, has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile...

Members of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) ‘Girls Girls’ have been challenged to develop themselves academically in readiness for opportunities in the Dr Mahamudu Bawumia...

On Monday, September 16, 2024, the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs unanimously endorsed the second-term leadership of President Pe Ditundini Adiali Ayagitam III,...

Efua Ghartey has made history as the first female president of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), marking a significant achievement in Ghana’s legal profession.Her...

Deputy Majority Chief Whip Habib Iddrisu has defended the decision to recall Parliament, stating that significant progress has been made despite criticisms.Speaking on Joy...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has reminded persons threatening not to hand over power in the December elections that they have...

As Ghana approaches its 2024 elections, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have unveiled their manifestos, offering voters distinct...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has pledged to establish a Women's Trade Empowerment Fund to support businesses owned by women...

Women vying for political and decision-making positions have been advised to seek their husbands' or partners' consent for maximum support.Husbands' and partners' consent is...