| The Kenyan Voice: Women & Leadership
According to the Women Aspirant Popularity poll, Kenyans feel that women's leadership is;
- Empathetic
- Mature
- Hardworking
- Honest
- Aggressive
- God Fearing
- Outspoken
- Integrity
- Compassion
Do you think there are enough women in today’s Parliament?
On parliamentary representation, most of those interviewed (62%) were of the opinion that women are under represented in government. Interestingly though, more men (22%) to (17%) women were of the opinion that there are enough women representatives in today parliament.
Addressing Gender Bias in Parliament: What can be done?
There has been a general misconception that it is unanimously agreed upon that women have to work for their own empowerment. Reality on the ground is that Kenyans see the need for affirmative action. 41% of the respondents felt that gender biases in Parliament can be addressed by electing or nominating MPs.
As Swedish professor Drude Dahlerup so aptly put it, "Gender quotas are neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for obtaining gender balance in parliament, but as long as discrimination of women and inequality persists, quotas are necessary".
|
% |
Elect or nominate MPs |
41 |
Women to work for their own empowerment |
21 |
Women to vote as a block for fellow women aspirants |
9 |
Civil education |
8 |
Break cultural orientations that Kenyans are not yet ready for women leaders |
5 |
Finance for women aspirants ( women are poor and cannot afford elections) |
6 |
Address gender violence |
3 |
Current or former leaders to support them |
3 |
Create more constituencies |
2 |
Address mitigating religious reasons: many religions define the place of women as not in leadership |
1 |
Others |
1 |
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Total |
100 |
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