The Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Act, no. 23 of 2022. País/Territorio Sierra Leona Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2022 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Sierra Leone Extraordinary Gazette Vol. CXLXII, no. 91 of 2022. Título completoAn Act to address gender imbalances by making provision for increased appointment of women to decision-making positions and structures so as to achieve at least 30% representation, to provide for the promotion of gender equality in employment and training, to provide for the implementation of gender mainstreaming and budgeting, to provide for financial institutions to prescribe procedures for the improvement of women’s access to finance and to provide for other related matters. Materia General Palabra clave Negocios/industria/corporaciones Derechos económicos, sociales y culturales Género Gobernanza Institución Responsabilidad/indemnización Monitoreo Infracciones/sanciones Educación Recopilación de datos/informes Derechos humanos Área geográphica Africa, Países menos desarrollados, Atlántico Norte, Africa Occidental Resumen This Act, divided into six Parts, provides for promoting gender equality in employment and training and for improving women’s access and participation to financial institutions and decision-making positions. Part I concerns definition of the relevant terms, including: discrimination based on gender; gender equality; gender mainstreaming; public body; private body; women’s empowerment. Part II concerns women’s role in public elections and women’s appointment to position in public offices. Texto completo Inglés Página web mogca.gov.sl