Women in Healthcare Leadership: Advancing Women’s Leadership in the Kenyan Health Sector through Organizational and Systems Change Efforts

Abstract

Kenya has made significant strides in promoting gender equality, but women’s representation in leadership roles, especially within the healthcare sector, remains an area of concern. This report captures the findings of a study that aimed to develop a nuanced understanding of how organisational elements interact to constrain or promote women’s advancement in Kenyan health sector organisations. This study thus seeks to create a strong evidence base for organisation-level interventions towards greater gender parity in the leadership of the Kenyan health sector.