"Wanawake wakiingia kwa siasa, wanaachana na mabwana." Published: 16 June 2017 Elections Delve into Grace Oloo's world as she reflects on her journey towards an electoral position in the 2017 Kenyan Elections.
“During elections, they do not refuse that we exist.” Published: 5 May 2017 What do Borana women in Mathare think about elections and mainstream political processes? What spaces do they use to intervene in both constituency-based and national politics, if at all? How do their situated and connected experiences of poverty, patriarchy and ethnicity impact their political practices?
The Walls We Can’t See Published: 9 June 2016 Actual transformation of gender relations is painfully slow. Women in Kenya continue to suffer the brunt of poverty, illiteracy and exclusion from decision making. And men’s voices are largely missing from the equality dialogue. There seems to be political reluctance and resistance to reforming the system of governance in order to increase representation of women in public life.
Intergenerational Dialogue on Feminist Activism Published: 8 April 2016 Intergenerational Dialogue on Feminist Activism - Hbs Nairobi Watch on YouTube This external content requires your consent. Please note our privacy policy. We hosted a conversation with three women, Julia Ojiambo, Daisy Amdany and Njoki Ngumi, representing different generations of activists. The coffee table dialogue seeks to find out the extent to which global plans and strategies have informed activists at different moments and how feminist action develops across generations.
Why Don’t Women Vote For Other Women? Reconsidering Automatic Privilege and Tokenism in Political Processes Published: 17 March 2016 As Zanzibar gearsup for a rerun of Presidential, Legislative and Local Councils Elections annulled in October 2015, the Regional Commissioner (RC) of Mwanza, Magessa Mulongo on March 8th while commemorating International Women’s Day made some remarks worthy of a response. Mr. Mulongo used a familiar trope to try to explain women’s low numbers in representative structures-elected or nominated: he chastised women for being each other’s worst enemy.
Elective Politics: No Walk in the Park Published: 1 March 2016 Women & Leadership: Transforming Kenyan Leadership - Hbs Nairobi Watch on YouTube This external content requires your consent. Please note our privacy policy. This video is a short peek into the experiences of a handful of women who have tried their hand in elective politics.
Engendering Leadership Project (ELP) Published: 23 January 2014 The video profiles tell the stories of African women politicians who, under different conditions, political systems, and in their own way, have tried to use their political platforms to advance women’s rights.
Challenging Patriarchy: New Spaces and Strategies for Advancing Gender Equality in Africa Virtual Conference Published: 28 October 2013 The Virtual Conference on Challenging Patriarchy in Africa provided a platform for an African conversation on advancing feminist thought and action on the continent, exploring ‘New Spaces and Strategies for Advancing Gender Equality in Africa’.
East and Horn of Africa Regional Exchange: Constructing Political Spaces: Making Quotas Work Published: 9 October 2013 Political quotas have led to increasing numbers of women in governance in East and Horn of Africa countries. However, women haven't translated their presence in the ranks of power into real influence over political agendas.
Gender Mainstreaming – Possibilities and Limits of a Radical Social Concept Published: 21 February 2009 Gender mainstreaming examines and analyses all political, policy and economic decisions with regards to their effects in relation to gender.
