Women still far behind men in formal jobs, says study

Former National Treasury Principal Secretary, Julius Muia. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Only about a third of Kenyans in formal employment are women, a new study shows highlighting the continued underrepresentation of the female gender in the job market.

The modern or formal sector employment had 880,000 women compared to 1.68 million men in 2016, according to a study by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.