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Freetown: President Koroma speaks on gender parity

11 March 2016 at 04:00 | 1292 views

PV Staff.

Sierra Leone’s president Ernest Bai Koroma (pictured) on Tuesday spoke on a number of issues affecting women in the country.

The president, who was speaking at an even marking International Women’s day dwelled at length on the issue of gender parity, the controversial safe abortion bill, pregnant school girls and related topics.

A huge number of Sierra Leone’s women and girls cannot read and write and the educated ones face many challenges in both traditional and modern roles due to discrimination and male dominance.

Incidents of rape and general domestic violence against women and girls are rampant in the country with police frequently treating rape reports with levity.

In some rural areas parents would prefer to send boys to school and marry off girls at an early age.

Click on the link below to read the president’s speech.

http://www.statehouse.gov.sl/index.php/component/content/article/34-news-articles/1476-international-womens-day-is-a-moment-of-reflection-president-koroma

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