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Article 27 — Women’s Rights

Article
27
Index row title
Women’s Rights
Source document
The ghana constitution
Provision ID
fc0cda59-ad7b-43d3-bb84-c09c99b24eee

75 words

Verbatim text

(1) Special care shall be accorded to mothers durin g a reasonable period before and after child-birth; and during those periods, working moth ers shall be accorded paid leave. (2) Facilities shall be provided for the care of ch ildren below school-going age to enable women, who have the traditional care for children, realise their full potential. (3) Women shall be guaranteed equal rights to train ing and promotion without any impediments from any person.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 27 of the Constitution of Ghana.
  • The row is titled “Women’s Rights”.
  • The passage runs to about 75 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions equality and non-discrimination — it requires equal treatment or forbids discrimination (the words used: “equal”); it mentions education — it concerns education, schooling or training (the words used: “school”).

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