Enhancing Female Professional Security and Managerial Capacity-Building in Kenya: The Impact of Gender-Equal Participation
Daniel Jinnefält, DBA; Barbara Son, Ph.D; Robert Robertson, Ph.D
Abstract
For Kenya to fully embrace the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) it is essential to promote an inclusive and tolerant workforce where both men and women have equal participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) businesses. However, there is a lack of scholarly research on the impact of gender-equal STEM participation in Kenya, which has been attributed to a limited understanding of the country's development scarcity. To address this gap, this study aimed to investigate gender-equal initiatives that promote female professional security and managerial participation and their impact on the effectiveness of STEM businesses in embracing the 4IR. Using a transformative emancipatory research framework, the study surveyed 314 workers and 44 managers in the Kenyan FinTech and Agriculture STEM industries from August to November 2020. The findings revealed that gender-equal programs implemented organization-wide through a dedicated task force positively impacted female professional security and managerial development, resulting in increased competitiveness for the organization. Future studies should expand on these findings to assess how other industries in Kenya have implemented measures to enhance the working conditions for female employees and their preparedness for the 4IR.
Full Text: PDF DOI: 10.15640/ijgws.v11n1a4
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