eprintid: 13895 rev_number: 20 eprint_status: archive userid: 353 dir: disk0/00/01/38/95 datestamp: 2016-10-27 08:39:48 lastmod: 2021-08-27 17:27:54 status_changed: 2016-10-27 08:39:48 type: monograph metadata_visibility: show item_issues_count: 1 creators_name: Maloiy, L. creators_name: Jonck, P. creators_name: Goujon, A. creators_id: 1569 creators_orcid: 0000-0003-4125-6857 corp_creators: Wolfgang Lutz, Program Director World Population title: The Role of Education Pertaining to Female Political Leadership in Kenya ispublished: pub divisions: prog_pop abstract: Female participation in leadership remains essential to ensure balanced decision-making and public outcomes. However, male dominance and gender stereotypes have been identified as significant barriers that hinder women from accessing political leadership. In contrast, little is known about the role of education in the ascension of women to leadership positions. This study examines the educational experiences of Kenyan female political leaders using a phenomenographic approach based on interviews. Findings indicated that education is an enabling factor for female leaders as it provides credibility, fosters knowledge seeking and decision-making skills. Informal educational activities impart leadership essential proficiencies such as communication skills. Teachers were found to be influential as mentors, while parents facilitated the effective engagement of female leaders in education. date: 2016-10-27 date_type: published publisher: WP-16-018 creators_browse_id: 110 full_text_status: public monograph_type: working_paper place_of_pub: IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria coversheets_dirty: FALSE fp7_project: no fp7_type: info:eu-repo/semantics/book citation: Maloiy, L., Jonck, P., & Goujon, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4125-6857 (2016). The Role of Education Pertaining to Female Political Leadership in Kenya. IIASA Working Paper. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: WP-16-018 document_url: https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/13895/1/WP-16-018.pdf