Tag: Patriarchy
Perceptions, Attitudes and Opinions of the Community towards Femicide

Perceptions, Attitudes and Opinions of the Community towards Femicide

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Zipporah Kitambulisho Okello, Magdalene Gesare & Lilian ChesikawEgerton University, Kenya.Email: zipporahokello@gmail.com Abstract: Femicide cases among female students have continued to rise despite universities and the country establishing various policies to prevent, and respond to femicide. The study explored the perceptions, attitudes and opinions of the community towards femicide in the University of Nairobi, Nairobi County.…

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Breaking Barriers: Examining the Participation of Female Students in the Student Representative Council at a Public University in Zimbabwe

Breaking Barriers: Examining the Participation of Female Students in the Student Representative Council at a Public University in Zimbabwe

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Gracious Mupupuni, Clara Kunakahakudyiwi, Viola Munesi & Adija MuchengaUniversity of ZimbabweEmail: mupupunigracious119@gmail.com Abstract: Gender parity in leadership, including student governance structures at institutions of higher learning, remains a challenge globally, especially in Africa, and Zimbabwe in particular. This study examines factors influencing the representation of female students in the Student Representative Council (SRC) at a…

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Extent to Which Professional Qualifications of Women Have Influenced Girl Child Access to Education in Public Primary Schools in Moyale Sub County

Extent to Which Professional Qualifications of Women Have Influenced Girl Child Access to Education in Public Primary Schools in Moyale Sub County

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Boru Dulacha Guyo and Dr. Josephine KirimiMount Kenya University, Kenya.Email: boruguyo558@gmail.com Abstract: Despite attempts by the government to address gender equality in all sectors, women and girl child retention and access to formal education is still a concern in Kenya and in Africa as a whole. The study sought to achieve the objective; to establish…

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Challenges Facing Women Scaling to Political Leadership in Post-Colonial Kenya: A Case of Gusiiland, South Western Kenya, 1963-2013

Challenges Facing Women Scaling to Political Leadership in Post-Colonial Kenya: A Case of Gusiiland, South Western Kenya, 1963-2013

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Dr. Zacharia O. Mokua & Dr. Evans Omosa NyamwakaKisii University, KenyaEmail: ondieki.zachary@yahoo.com Received December 14, 2020; Revised December 20; Accepted December 27, 2020 Abstract: In Gusiiland, women constitute a significant proportion of the electorates. However, since independence, no woman in Gusiiland has ever been voted to the National Parliament and the Senate despite their voting…

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