Affirmative Action (Gender Equity) Act, 2024 (No. 1121).

The object of this Act is to ensure the attainment of gender equity in the political, social, economic, educational and cultural spheres of the society. The implementation of this Act and the attainment of the targets shall be progressive and subject to evaluation in accordance with the First Schedule. The Government shall promote policies and programmes to redress the political, social, economic and educational gender imbalance in the public and private sectors. The Government shall set progressive targets for the achievement of gender equity: (a) in accordance with international conventions and regional agreements to which Ghana is a signatory; and (b) for purposes of appointments to positions of decision-making at all levels in the Public Service. The Government shall take appropriate measures in the public and private sectors to ensure the full integration of women into the mainstream of all spheres of development. In addition, this Law establishes the Gender Equity Committee, entitled to ensure and monitor compliance with this Act.
The seven Schedules, at the end of the document, deal with the following matters: 1. Process for Measuring Progressive Compliance with Targets; 2. International Conventions; 3. Guidelines and Strategies for Gender Equity in relation to the Public Service; 4. Strategies for Gender Equity in relation to the Executive; 5. Strategies for Gender Equity in relation to the Judiciary; 6. Strategies for Gender Equity in relation to Parliament and the Parliamentary Service; 7. Strategies for Gender Equity in relation to Political Parties.