- The report dubbed ‘Inequality Trends and Diagnostics in Kenya 2020' was released on Monday, July 12, and covered the years between 1994 and 2016
- The study revealed that female unemployment in Kenya doubled in the last two decades during the period under review
- It also noted youth unemployment in the country was nearly double the average global rate
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A new survey has shown that most jobs in Kenya are still held by men, with women still earning less, indicating gender inequality in the employment sector.
The report dubbed ‘Inequality Trends and Diagnostics in Kenya 2020' was released on Monday, July 12, and covered the years between 1994 and 2016.
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics authored it in collaboration with The University of Nairobi.
The study revealed that female unemployment in Kenya doubled in the last two decades during the period under review.
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In 2014, real women earnings were rounded off to an index score of 3.52 while that for men stood at 4.12%.
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It also noted youth unemployment in the country was nearly double the average global rate.
"Among the employed population, a larger proportion of females relative to males and youth are in the informal sector of unemployment. Females were more likely to work in family agriculture and as unpaid workers or be in self-employment relative to males, the report said.Skewed education access
The survey attributed the high unemployment rate facing women to skewed education access favouring men.
It stated that whereas there was a nearly equal intake of women and men in primary and secondary education, women scored poorly in access to tertiary education.
Poor, unequal counties in Kenya
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The same report also revealed the poorest, unequal counties in Kenya as reported by TUKO.co.ke.
It used several metrics: per capita household expenditure, assets, labour market earnings, access to the labour market, education and health, and other basic services in its ranking.
Turkana, Mandera and Samburu were ranked among counties with high poverty levels in Kenya while Nyeri and Meru were placed as the least poor counties.
According to the survey, the level of inequality was higher among the rich than the poor.
The study found out inequality was greater in urban areas than in rural areas.
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