Making men more conscious is the first step towards challenging gender. I think you will agree with me when I say that Affirmative action is not a dinner for one. Men and women must partake of this meal together.

Don’t get your coat and leave just yet. You don’t need any fancy reservations or elaborate dinner attire; we are serving this meal hot on your desktop!

This month USAWA is jumpstarting the process for this bipartisan discussion. We spoke to hundreds of men about what they feel concerning women empowerment and governance. In order for you to make it right through to dessert, we at USAWA felt the need to integrate men fully in these discussions, lest their attitudes provide the chief obstacle to women’s equality in governance.

Decipher the menu...
Is our menu in a language men understand lest they unfairly dismiss the cuisine altogether?
In our bid to sensitize the public on the truly noble aim of empowering women, we sometimes find our quest likened to the misconstrued notion that the only thing on offer in a French restaurant is escargot - snail.

Throw in the Seasoning....

No matter how good the cuisine, it will not go down well without the herbs and spices that make it more enjoyable. Yhe good news is that there are men onboard. For some men it goes without saying that women deserve equal opportunities. We have seen the 5 Billion programme championed by Equity banks Managing Director, James Mwangi. Many of the responses we got were positive.

Pass th lemon.....

Culture has proved to be the bitter lemon that no one dares to devour. Thuogh rich in nutrients, no one dares to take a bite. Mark ole Karbolo has harnessed the goodness and is making lemonade among the loita maasai. Using culture to propel development, he has taken an otherwise rigid culture and created spaces for women in decision maaking and legal structures.

Ambience.....

Eric Kimani- Kenyan politics is too violent; that violence puts off so many women from venturing iinto poliitics. It has to be made less violent because one wonders at what risk am I running? To lose my lfe?Capable leadership within a poor political climate can be equated to fine dining bang in the middle of a warzone. Admist all propagandas, verbal andphysical abuse, women often find themselves relegated to the periphery of political leadership.

This is just