How we can drastically transform care work to empower our women
A potential customer samples items on sale at a Nairobi expo meant to empower women entrepreneurs in showcasing their talents. Women entrepreneurs have expressed concern that they attend many empowerment workshops but get not funding for their businesses. Cooking, cleaning, childcare, and elder care, which keep households and society running, remain undervalued and invisible in […]
Mainstream Kenya’s care economy
The care economy, comprising paid and unpaid work that sustains families and communities, has remained invisible in our policies. As the country pursues economic recovery, gender equality and inclusive growth, we must recognise that care work is not a private responsibility.Studies by the International Labour Organization (ILO) show that every one per cent of GDP […]
‘Hiyo ni kama kukaliwa,’ why some men still refuse to share household chores
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