Kenyan women hold only 27pc of school head positions despite being majority Gender Just now
What you need to know: A new NGEC audit reveals that while women form the majority of Kenya's public teaching workforce, men continue to dominate school leadership positions.
While an official public record of the number of boys’ and girls’ schools in the country is unavailable, a recent Usawa Agenda report found that most senior schools in Kenya are mixed, accounting for 76 per cent.
TSC Acting Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Evaleen Mitei said the gender gap in leadership is influenced by several factors, including the number of single-sex schools, the location of vacancies and teachers’ willingness to accept postings away from major towns.
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