LEADER 02972 am 2200541 n 450 001 9910495989903321 005 20200829 010 $a2-9573058-5-2 024 7 $a10.4000/books.africae.1808 035 $a(CKB)5590000000429991 035 $a(FrMaCLE)OB-africae-1808 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/87147 035 $a(PPN)252447301 035 $a(EXLCZ)995590000000429991 100 $a20201215j|||||||| ||| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $auu||||||m|||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWhere Women Are $eGender & The 2017 Kenyan Elections /$fNanjala Nyabola, Marie-Emmanuelle Pommerolle 210 $aNairobi $cAfricae$d2020 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 225 1 $aAfricae Studies 311 $a9966-028-81-1 330 $aWhile the drama of the complicated 2017 General election in Kenya unfolded and the clash between the patriarchs dominated the headlines, women were once again relegated to a secondary position in the public conversation. ?Flower girls?. ?Someone?s Wife?. These are some of the terms used to describe Kenyan women in politics - as simply accompanying and supporting men rather than having complex identities and public lives of their own. Yet Kenyan women were present and active, pushing against layers of structural and physical gendered violence to claim space in the political arena. This collection captures some of the stories and experiences of women participating in the heated 2017 general election in Kenya in order to shed light on the nuances and complexities facing women who choose to enter electoral politics. From stories of rural women using traditional social networks to access political power, to young urban women defying expectations and confronting an electorate that was conditioned to ignore them, these stories not only highlight the problems that women face but also the ingenious ways they navigate the spaces that do exist. Kenyan women are present and active in politics and this book works to see and understand where they are. 606 $aWomen$xPolitical activity$zKenya 610 $agender 610 $awomen 610 $aKenyan society 610 $aelection 615 0$aWomen$xPolitical activity 700 $aAli$b Fatuma Ahmed$01319933 701 $aArnal Canudo$b Maria$01319934 701 $aBadurdeen$b Fathima Azmiya$01319935 701 $aKamaru$b Marilyn Muthoni$01319936 701 $aKimari$b Wangui$01319937 701 $aMaloiy$b Lanoi$01319938 701 $aMuinde$b Jacinta$01319939 701 $aNyabola$b Nanjala$01319940 701 $aPommerolle$b Marie-Emmanuelle$01293208 701 $aNyabola$b Nanjala$01319940 701 $aPommerolle$b Marie-Emmanuelle$01293208 801 0$bFR-FrMaCLE 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910495989903321 996 $aWhere Women Are$93034079 997 $aUNINA