Kenyan Groups Help Women Seeking to Get Ahead in a Balanced Way - Building Gender Balanced Business

• Across Kenya, a bevy of groups is helping businesswomen get ahead.

• Analysts say the increase in and increasing popularity of women empowerment programmes is related to the economic crisis and its effect on Kenya as women face new challenges in the predominantly male business environment of Kenya.

• The group called the Ballerettes gathers together businesswomen who are working to meet life challenges, including striking the fine balance between work, home and social lives.

• The women meet in Nairobi where guides like the lawyer and financial specialist Carol Musyoka encourage them to become women of note, The Business Daily of Nairobi reports. Tips are exchanged.

• Similarly, a group works on helping women better manage their finances through a 10-step program.

• Centonomy has paired up with Standard Chartered’s Diva account and the women’s publication True Love to offer free monthly financial sessions.

• Musyoka explained the tensions for women in Kenya (but elsewhere as well): “Women often bear several loads. They are expected to be the mother at home, the hard worker at the office, and the caring friend or sister… How do they up their game? They need to be the best they can be.”

The Business Daily report