This archive report was first published on 11 July 2021.
Published on July 11, 2021, a global report has shed light on the disparities in opportunities between Rwandese and Kenyan women.
The Female Opportunity Index 2021, conducted by a German organisation, N26, ranked Rwanda as the top country in East Africa with 77 points, followed closely by Kenya with 70 points. Tanzania secured 69.9 points, while Uganda attained 69.5 points.
Kenya emerged second in East Africa and ranked sixth in Africa, according to the report.
The study examined various factors, including the number of women in government, women in management, salary levels, and the gender wage gap, as well as female access to education and the number of females who have headed governments since the 1970s.
Kenya outranked Rwanda in only three categories: salary level and gender wage gap, female access to education, and maternity leave days.
"Rwanda has the most women in government positions, followed by Spain and Finland. Almost half of the countries (46 percent) in the index have had at least one female head of government in the last 50 years," the report stated.
The report highlighted the need to examine factors driving change for women and championed the cause of female independence.
"As part of its mission to help people feel in control of their lives and finances, N26 commissioned the study to understand where it can make a difference by looking into workplace achievements and the factors that drive female independence," the report added.
The findings of the report mirrored the recent Global Gender Gap Rankings report by the World Economic Forum, which ranked Rwanda seventh globally and Kenya 95th.
