Women’s Voices Matter Movement petitions Gender Ministry over women’s rights and development

Among the concerns raised were the protection of freedom of expression, timely action on women’s constitutional rights, implementation of the Affirmative Action Act and the establishment of the proposed Women’s Development Bank.

The Women’s Voices Matter Movement has presented a petition to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, calling for greater attention to issues affecting women and the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms in Ghana.

Receiving the petition, the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, acknowledged the demonstration as an exercise of the group’s democratic rights.