{"id":111592,"date":"2025-03-08T10:04:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T10:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/ruto-reaffirms-commitment-to-women-empowerment-amid-gender-parity-concerns\/"},"modified":"2025-03-08T10:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T10:04:03","slug":"ruto-reaffirms-commitment-to-women-empowerment-amid-gender-parity-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/ruto-reaffirms-commitment-to-women-empowerment-amid-gender-parity-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruto reaffirms commitment to women empowerment amid gender parity concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI Kenya, Mar 8 \u2013 President William Ruto has reiterated his administration\u2019s commitment to empowering women and girls, emphasizing the government\u2019s dedication to ensuring they have the support needed to thrive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a video message on Saturday, March 8, Ruto stated that the government\u2019s efforts extend beyond addressing inequality and justice, aiming to promote prosperity for women.<\/p>\n<p>He underscored the importance of women\u2019s empowerment in fostering a more inclusive society and advancing national development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn this day, we reaffirm our commitment to empowering women and girls not just as a matter of inequality and justice but as a driving force of a stronger, more inclusive, and prosperous society,\u201d Ruto said.<\/p>\n<p>The president further outlined his administration\u2019s focus on expanding opportunities for women and creating an environment where they can succeed.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged the critical role women play in leadership, business, and innovation, stressing their contributions to Kenya\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remain resolute in our quest to break barriers, expand opportunities, and foster an environment where every woman and girl thrives, leads, and realizes their full potential,\u201d Ruto reaffirmed.<\/p>\n<p>As Kenya marked International Women\u2019s Day, Ruto called on all citizens to support women\u2019s empowerment and ensure that every woman and girl can reach their full potential.<\/p>\n<p>However, his government has faced criticism over gender imbalance in the Cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>Out of 22 Cabinet secretaries, only seven are women, representing about 31.8%\u2014a figure that falls short of the 50 per cent gender parity that was initially promised.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, he reassured women that the government remains committed to increasing gender inclusivity in leadership and decision-making roles.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI Kenya, Mar 8 \u2013 President William Ruto has reiterated his administration\u2019s commitment to empowering women and girls, emphasizing the government\u2019s dedication to ensuring they have the support needed to thrive. In a video message on Saturday, March 8, Ruto stated that the government\u2019s efforts extend beyond addressing inequality and justice, aiming to promote prosperity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111592\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}