Gender Equity Act: Ghana has moved from advocacy to enforcement – Minister

Ghana’s Affirmative Action Gender Equity Act has transitioned from a mere advocacy tool to an enforced regulation, according to Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey. The implementation framework, featuring the Gender Equity Committee and Secretariat, was established, and regulations L.I. 2522 came into effect in June 2026 to provide clear obligations for promoting gender equity.

The Ministry has sensitized 2,321 stakeholders on their responsibilities under the Act, while 47 institutions, including ministries, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, and private-sector organisations, have submitted compliance reports. Additionally, 37 sensitisation programmes reached nearly 11,000 people on critical issues such as sexual and gender-based violence, child marriage, and harmful cultural practices.

Dr Lartey emphasized that Ghana has moved from advocacy to enforcement, with monitoring tools now available to assess compliance, noting that "Institutions are now legally obligated to act on gender equity, with monitoring tools in place to hold them to it."

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