{"id":148658,"date":"2019-06-17T07:54:02","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T07:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/africa\/?post_type=one_press&amp;p=148658"},"modified":"2019-06-17T07:54:02","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T07:54:02","slug":"africas-richest-man-seeks-law-promoting-gender-equality","status":"publish","type":"one_press","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/africa\/press\/africas-richest-man-seeks-law-promoting-gender-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa\u2019s richest man seeks law promoting gender equality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">JOHANNESBURG \u2014 ONE board member, business leader and philanthropist<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2019\/06\/dangote-seeks-law-promoting-gender-equality\/\"> <span class=\"s3\">Alhaji Aliko Dangote has called for a law promoting gender equality in Nigeria<\/span><\/a>. Speaking at the 2019 Women Corporate Directors Lecture in Lagos, Nigeria, Dangote advocated for legislation which will allow a certain percentage of women in public or private sectors workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">ONE in Africa Executive Director, Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo commented:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cONE applauds Aliko Dangote, not only as an inspirational business leader globally but also as an advocate for social justice, particularly gender equality. We know that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.one.org\/sexist\"> <span class=\"s3\">Poverty is Sexist<\/span><\/a> socially, economically, legally \u2013 girls and women are the hardest hit by poverty. Women are less likely to participate in the<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> workforce<\/span><span class=\"s1\">. As of 2018, women were 26% \u00a0less likely to participate in the workforce than men, resulting in a significant loss in economic output, and wealth. While very few countries have achieved gender parity in parliamentary representation; women\u2019s share of parliamentary seats rose to 23 percent in 2018, representing an increase of 4 percentage points since 2010. Globally, women earn just 77<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/what-we-do\/economic-empowerment\/facts-and-figures\"><span class=\"s2\">% of men\u2019s wages on average<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIf our leaders do not urgently make meaningful legislative commitments to close the gender gap now, we will only achieve gender equality in 108 years. 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