She and other women are leaders in Kenyan manufacturing, but Kojwang says it still can be difficult to deal with men in the industry. Despite Kenyan men having most – and better paid - manufacturing jobs, Kenyan women are dominating the sector’s top careers. Cleopatra Mugyenyi, director of the Africa Regional Office at the International Center for Research on Women, explains why women are taking up manufacturing. To help level the playing field, Kenyan authorities say they are helping to fund women manufacturers. That gives Kenya’s women manufacturing leaders more hope for a just future in the industry.

Source: Ethiopian News February 09, 2021 20:37 UTC