Senate President Saraki receives amended Gender Equality Opportunity Bill

Senate President Saraki receives amended Gender Equality Opportunity Bill

 

 

The Gender Equality Opportunity (GEO) Bill has finally been amended and was forwarded to the Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, by the sponsor of the bill, Senator Abiodun Olujimi today.

The bill is designed to address women's freedom of movement, female economic activity, girls' access to education, equal rights for women in marriage, divorce, property/land ownership and inheritance, appropriate measures against gender discrimination in political and public life and prohibitions of violence to women.

 

However, it was rejected by majority of the male senators as they felt the bill if passed will give women more power and this according to them was against the African culture.
Some senators are even of the belief that the bill if passed will turn some women into prostitutes and lesbians.