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Kenya Surpasses Global Average of Female Board Directors
Kenya has outperformed the global average of female board directors after witnessing significant progress in board diversity and inclusion in the last nine years, a new report shows.
According to the 2021 Board Diversity and Inclusion Survey report, Kenya's gender diversity in the boardroom now stands at 36%, a significant growth from 21% in 2017.
The report reveals that gender and age are critical components in driving organisational performance, decision-making and productivity.
Education level and nationality the report says, influence organisational performance to some extent with professional, ethnic, and religion also having an effect on organisational performance, board decision-making process and productivity, writes Kamau Maichuhie for The Nation.
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National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) commissioner Priscilla Nyokabi (centre) leading other women leaders in addressing journalists at Intercontinental hotel in Nairobi on November 25,2019.
