Kumasi (Ashanti Region) 3rd May ?99

Women have been advised against the wearing of ''night gowns'' outside their bedrooms.Madam Juliet Annor Frimpong, Leader of the of the Women's wing of the Kingdom Life Ministry at Old Tafo in Kumasi, said the practice is morally wrong and socially unacceptable.

At a seminar organised by the Ministry in Kumasi on Friday, Madam Frimpong said the habit expose women to rape and lowers their dignity.

The seminar on the theme "an Ideal woman, choosing a life partner", was aimed at educating women on how to select their future husbands.

She called on Christian Women Fellowships and Groups to take up the challenge to discourage the practice.

Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, President of the Youth in Action, a Network of Youth Groups in Kumasi, asked women not to use wealth and social status as a basis for entering into marriage.

He stressed that marriages, which are not based on genuine affection break down very early.

He urged Christian parents to ensure that their daughters persuade their would-be husbands to perform the relevant customary rites before resorting to wedding in the Churches.