@article{ref1,
title="Effects of gender mainstreaming efforts on rural transport institutions in Kenya",
journal="Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Transport",
year="2019",
author="Nyangueso, Samuel Ouma and Orwa, Samuel Oyoo and Ombai, Margaret and Sheba, Salma",
volume="173",
number="2",
pages="76-86",
abstract="This paper reports on an investigation into the effects of gender mainstreaming efforts on the institutions that deliver and support rural transport infrastructure and services in Kenya. It comes at a time when the nation is implementing robust policies, supported by enabling legislative and institutional frameworks for gender mainstreaming as required by the Constitution of Kenya 2010. A multi-level case study was conducted at national and county levels where many institutions were surveyed. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected, covering gender analysis in staffing, decision-making and procurement for a sample of rural transport institutions. <br><br>RESULTS show that gender mainstreaming efforts have transformed rural transport institutions towards gender-responsive staffing, human-resource practices, budgeting, procurement and implementation of transport-related works. However, achieving the constitutional two-thirds affirmative action policy in staffing remains a challenge, more so in technical and decision-making bodies. The study found that the meaning and purpose of gender mainstreaming is not sufficiently understood by the majority of transport sector institutions. Additionally, gender-disaggregated data are neither readily available nor applied to rural transport programming and implementation. A change of strategy and long-term progressive efforts are required to realise gender equity in rural transport institutions in Kenya and beyond.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0965-092X",
doi="10.1680/jtran.18.00146",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jtran.18.00146"
}