Varsities Challenged to Implement Gender Parity in Education
Universities have been challenged to incorporate various strategies and policies to ensure equal gender representation in all circles of operation and management. This was echoed by various speakers at the opening ceremony of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) conference and gender training of Trainers workshop at the University of Nairobi (UoN). Speaking on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Prof. Henry Mutoro noted that there is need for institutions of higher learning should be committed to achieving gender parity in education which is one of the goals of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Prof. Mutoro said that the University of Nairobi for instance has realized a lot in gender mainstreaming as many positions in management are almost gender balanced and the student population is almost half-half, with some courses realizing more female enrolments than males. In her key note presentatio...