Kenya: Women seek elective positions to attain parity in leadership
Source: KBC
Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals for any county or country.
However, according to statistics, women are under-represented at all levels of decision-making worldwide, thus making achieving gender parity in political life a dead dream.
There is growing recognition of the untapped capacity and talents of women and women’s leadership.
This is evident in Busia County where apart from the woman Rep slot only 3 women have dared men in elective slots at national level.
Click here to read the full article published by KBC on 12 June 2022.
Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals for any county or country.
However, according to statistics, women are under-represented at all levels of decision-making worldwide, thus making achieving gender parity in political life a dead dream.
There is growing recognition of the untapped capacity and talents of women and women’s leadership.
This is evident in Busia County where apart from the woman Rep slot only 3 women have dared men in elective slots at national level.
Click here to read the full article published by KBC on 12 June 2022.