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Kenyans back women CEOs, but boardrooms still tilt heavily male
From left: Patrick Obath, who serves on several boards, Secretary to the Cabinet Mercy Wanjau, Yawa Hansen Quao, an author, and Flora Mutahi, the founder of Melvin Marsh, during an award ceremony by the Women on Boards Network in recognition of women in leadership in Nairobi in November 2023.
Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group
As more Kenyans express strong support for women in top corporate roles, the country’s boardrooms continue to show a clear preference for male leadership, despite shifting public attitudes.
A new survey shows that 88 percent of Kenyans are comfortable with a woman serving as a chief executive officer, signalling broad social acceptance of female heads in corporate leadership positions.
