Abstract: Globally, the participation of women in political leadership has been dismal with Kenya not left behind. This work studies a history of women participation in political leadership in Kisumu County from 1963 to 2017. The study considers both the county and national levels of government with regard to women participation in elective political positions. The study adopted gender and patriarchy theoretical frameworks to analyse the political participation of women. Using descriptive research design as a guide, data for the study was obtained through questionnaires, archival sources, focus group discussion schedules, interview guides, and secondary sources. The data was then analysed and reported using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. The findings contribute to the advancement of knowledge about strides that women have made in political leadership participation. The study found that despite the low number of women who have taken up elective leadership positions at the national level from Kisumu County since 1963, there has been a great progress at the county level.
Keywords: History, Participation, Women, Political Leadership.
Title: A HISTORY OF WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN KISUMU COUNTY
Author: Beryl Owino, Dr. Fredrick Odede, Dr. George Odhiambo
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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