Abstract: This study examined the challenges that women face accessing political leadership positions with particular reference to Kenyan women. The research notes that the various challenges can be linked to the social construction of gender roles in Kenya and around the world. The degree of attention given to women politicians in Kenya has considerably increased in recent years. The research however presents that women are still underrepresented in political leadership positions. It further argues that different societies are less cooperative in ensuring that women take senior leadership positions both in the public and the private sphere. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between women and global politics addressing the various challenges faced by women in achieving political leadership positions in Kenya. The study also examined the performance of Kenya in gender equality highlighting the two third gender representation rule in the Kenyan parliament. The research further acknowledges that cultural practices and gender stereotyping may have influenced male perceptions on women political leadership in the past, but closely examine that good leadership is not based on gender but qualities a person possesses, regardless of their gender.
Keywords: women politicians, global politics, political leadership positions.
Title: WOMEN AND GLOBAL POLITICS: ANALYSING CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN POLITICAL LEADERS IN KENYA
Author: MUTABAI CLARA WANGARI, DR. FATUMA AHMED ALI
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