Progress has been made, but more needs to be done to close gender gap

Participants during the International Women's Day celebrations at Nyangera Sports Ground in Yimbo East, Usigu sub-county, on March 8, 2025. [Isaiah Gwengi, Standard]

This year's International Women's Day (IWD) theme, 'Accelerate Action', calls for rapid advancements in gender equality, focusing on recognising strategies that drive women's progress in education, employment, and leadership. But beyond the speeches and social campaigns, the question remains: How much has changed over the years? What can we celebrate? and what more can be done to accelerate progress?

For over a century, women have made tremendous progress in different aspects of society. From earning the right to vote and accessing education to increased participation in leadership roles, women have broken barriers that once seemed unachievable.