Scale up efforts to bridge gender divide in the workplace

Like in many countries, debate on gender equality continues to dominate socio-economic and political platforms in Kenya. Although Kenya has made great strides towards attaining gender equality, much more needs to be done to empower women.

The United Nations Population Fund defines gender equity as the process of being fair to women and men. To ensure fairness, strategies and measures must be available to compensate for historical and social disadvantages that prevent women and men from operating on a level playing field. This eventually leads to progressive societies. Notably, no country can confidently claim to have achieved gender equality. This is a universal issue which requires progressive efforts to address.