Entire regions have been depopulated, especially around the border town Gu k dou. Women and children are the main war victims and rape is common. There is a major ongoing effort to expell the so-called rebels and hinder Guinea from falling into the same tragedy as Sierra Leone. Women in Guinea are objects to polygynous marriages. Divorce laws favour men.
Legal evidence given by women carries less weight than that given by men.
Every woman in Guinea averagely gives birth to 5,46 children. The Constitution provides for equal treatment of men and women, and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Women's Promotion works to advance such equality. However, women face discrimination, particularly in rural areas where opportunities are limited by custom, and the demands of child-rearing and subsistence farming. Women are not denied access to land, credit, or businesses, but inheritance laws also favor male heirs over females. Government officials acknowledge that polygyny is practiced commonly, although it is prohibited by law.