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Abstract

Gender Quotas, the ÔÇÿTwo-Thirds Gender RuleÔÇÖ and Health Leadership: The Case of Kenya

Muraya Kui
Women and Global Health Leadership. 2022;85-94

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84498-1_8


The chapter by Kui Muraya analyses the use and utility of the two-thirds rule which is applied to governance mechanisms in Kenya. This quota system is intended to support gender parity in decision-making and stipulates that ÔÇÿno more than two-thirds of the members of public elective or appointive bodies shall be of the same genderÔÇÖ. Using research conducted in Coastal Kenya that looked at the career trajectories and experiences of health leaders using a gender lens, she demonstrates that quotas can be a double-edged sword.