Sierra Leone passes landmark law on women's rights - BBC News

Women will now have to make up at least 30% of public and private sector jobs.

45 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The new law has been described as historicBy Cecilia MacaulayBBC NewsSierra Leone has passed what has been described as a "ground-breaking" law to improve women's rights.

President Julius Maada Bio made an apology to women for their poor treatment in the past: "For so long we haven't been fair to you," he said.

The law states that 30% of public and private jobs must be reserved for women.

The Minister of Gender and Children's Affairs says women have been "crying" out "for years" for this change.

"It means a lot to women in Sierra Leone," Manty Tarawalli told the BBC's Newsday radio programme, adding that no other sub-Saharan African country had passed such a law.

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