Sierra Leone president signs women’s rights bill into lawFREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — A landmark bill mandating that women make up 30% of Sierra Leone’s workforce and government positions went into effect on Friday along with paid maternity leave benefits extended to 14 weeks.“We must do all it takes to facilitate the timely, full, and unconditional inclusion of women in our national life, governance, and development.”The new law’s 30% rule doesn’t include smaller businesses and those who are self-employed, eking out their livings selling at markets or along roadsides.“Like every law, it might be tested and those who are found to be in contravention will be brought to book,” said Aisha Fofana Ibrahim, a prominent gender scholar based at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone.The AP Interview: Yellen says debt standoff risks ‘calamity’Top Biden aide Ron Klain expected to soon leave White HouseGOP investigations of Biden to test Chairman Comer’s powerShe made history as Chicago mayor.Reelection may be harderCharles Vandi, acting deputy chief director in the Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs, said the government would be working to spread the word about the new law."