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| Title: | The Broader Context: Mainstreaming Gender in Public Institutions of Governance and Democracy |
| Author: | Muli, Koki |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Periodical: | Journal of African Elections |
| Volume: | 3 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 81-93 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Kenya |
| Subjects: | gender inequality parliamentary representation Politics and Government Women's Issues Law, Legal Issues, and Human Rights Equality and Liberation |
| Abstract: | The justification for gender mainstreaming, equality and access to equal opportunities for women and men in Kenya stems from the historical and traditional imbalances that have existed in appointed or elected positions. There are fewer women than men in elected and appointed positions because Kenya's political playing field favours men, the electoral system contains no legal obligation to ensure fair representation of women and political parties do not encourage the nomination of women candidates. Possible options to ensure gender equality, balance and gender mainstreaming in the activities of government, the opposition and parliament, and a genuine partnership between men and women, include the creation of a legal framework to establish and institutionalize principles of gender mainstreaming and affirmative action; the adoption of a mixed member proportional representation electoral system; awareness and civic and voter education campaigns; public funding of political parties and a ceiling for campaign expenditure; supervision of political party elections and monitoring of their internal democratic processes by the Electoral Commission of Kenya; involvement of women and nominated MPs in parliamentary committees and constituency activities; review of parliamentary rules and standing orders to make them gender sensitive and realistic; and free media campaigns promoting gender equality. Notes, sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] |
