To bridge gender gap, Kenya must heighten business action plans[Picture Courtesy ]You are a consumer in need of stationery.Two competing businesses provide exactly what you are looking for, at the same price. The 2018 Global Gender Gap Report estimates that on the current trajectory, the gender gap will close in 108 years globally, and in 135 years in Sub-Saharan Africa. The gender gap in employment has closed by only 0.6 percent since 1995, according to the ILO. Kenya’s growth, it is safe to guarantee, will never be assured in the absence of robust business action on gender equality. With numerous resources, guidance, tools and platforms available to help businesses actualise gender equality, there is simply no excuse for continued inaction.

Source: Standard Digital March 07, 2019 21:05 UTC