As its popularly said, ‘change is inevitable’. The say is more evident in this current generation where women empowerment is the theme for our daily life.

We are now living in times where women have more thirst for financial independency more than any era. Which is a premonition to the economy of a nation. It only means there will be more input prompting to better living standards and a fully morphed society.

Here is to why there is rise in unemployment among women.

1. Unmet qualifications

Unlike men who apply for a job despite not acquiring the desired qualifications of a position, they will still go ahead to give their shot.

Women will be perusing on job application sites and ignore jobs that they are 90% qualified because they miss out on two requirements. Nowadays you’ll find people creating work profiles on LinkedIn where employers and Human Resource managers delve into your eminent profile to scrutinize eligible candidates.

LinkedIn is the ilk of social media that you will be scrolling to find insights and left amused by the incredible influence and achievements most women have made. Funny thing is that you’ll walk into most offices and realise most of them cop out.

2. Opaque career plan

For the longest time a girl has been empowered to grab their rights to education though the purpose for it all has never been made clear. The society has projected education to a girl as a distraction strategy for early marriages and teenage and early pregnancies.

Most women after acquiring a baccalaureate or a diploma, they seem to have made a better impact and life and much is achieved. The thought for what’s the next plan for my career isn’t what they put their energy towards.

There is much to building a career that is bewildered by a nice paying job offer that’s not related to a career vision. The notion about life after school being a bout seeking independency and not idling around has been the source of diversion that’s most times is weightage by the pride of their stature.

Women are unable to talk about their career expectations and how they envision their career life. This then becomes the root for an unplanned career. Strategies on supplementary courses that boost the degree certificate should be considered. A point of starting to create yourself opportunities to solidify your skills should be the next key strategy. Building a resourceful network that will augment your growth will work better to pellucid career.

3. Sexual Harassments

Sexual harassments have been an underlying issue to why most women leave or reject and discern employment. In 2018 a survey was done and the findings were that 38% of women experience sexual harassments in workplaces.

The statistics are quite alarming since it has robbed self-esteem and confidence of determined individuals and instilled fear among young thriving career women.

75% of the sexual harassments cases go unreported due to trauma, stigmatisation and the most common retaliation. 55% of victims’ experience retaliation after speaking up.

Factors that catalyse the rise in sexual harassments are; a job promotion, a rise in pay, job acceptance, benefits or a favourable work shifts and job security.

4. Societal expectations and norms

Society plays a major role in shaping peoples mind-set. This include cultures and traditions that have been passed from generation to generation. Things that seemed to have work in favour of old folks.

By nature, a woman is a conservative, therefore much is not expected. The society hasn’t yet morphed to accepting there is time for everything and a human has their own rights and freedom.

Despite having your natural timeline (your age), the society has its own set of rules which includes, age of success, age for marriage and age for starting a family.

For a woman hers is the younger she is the more productive she is which is influenced by her biological timing.

5. Absentia of a mentor and mentorship programs

In every successful career, a person who guides and willing to advise is necessary. Particularly one that is quite old and more exposed to the field one is at.

The mentors are able to find your strengths and present your name on potential board of directors. Something most women are lacking.

Mentorship programs and sponsorship that elevate one’s career are other necessities that are yet to be harnessed when it comes to women empowerment.

Mentorship programs helps in improving one’s skills by providing professional guidance and a great network. A network that accelerates innovation and creative ideas to reality.

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Life’s algorithm is changing, rapidly. Unlike in the past, we now have educated women, independent women, women who don’t really need a man to be complete. We have women in construction sites, and women that are playing the father role in their families. The adage is apparently manifesting itself, what men can do, women can do too.

With the changing mentalities towards gender roles, men have found it hard to structure back their essence as men. The entitlement of being the head is indirectly ‘snatched’ from them. Today, they are not the only ones with the final say, they are not the only ones that can be the bread winners, they are not only the ones with respectable decisions, they are not… they are not oxygen- women can still breathe without them. Divorce and separation has become something easy and common. well, you don’t need a man to be stable, do you?

Recently, the court made a ruling that both parents (father and mother) will now be responsible for their children’s upkeep. Baby daddies and deadbeats out here must have celebrated vehemently. It is now a responsibility of both parents to ensure their children have gotten education, have eaten, have gotten shelter even after a divorce.

Fatuma Hassan recently wrote about splitting roles in a relationship, rather having a 50/50 kinda relationship. Where both parties contribute, whether it’s in the kitchen (you cook, I do the dishes) or it’s in the restaurant (you pay for drinks, I pay for the meals). That’s where we are at, quite literally. Such relationships last.

Men and women are now at equilibrium. It is a good state since both genders have a role to play in the growth of the community, as a whole. The traditional view of how men should be or how women should carry themselves is now becoming a nuisance. Men should feel free to open up, and show emotions; cry bro. The ‘wife material’ view (a good wife should know how to cook, how to do the dishes, clean the house….) of women is old news.

Men’s take
Men could seem very comfortable with the 50-50 contract but deep down they want their mancard back. They want to feel they are incharge and in control of everything. Isn’t that what being a man is though?

Being at equilibrium with women in matters of societal roles has somehow erased the respect women had for men. Men are no longer seen as the head, but just members of the family. We will revisit my very first line in this article and say, men need to be empowered so that they may know how to handle empowered women without buzzing toxic masculinity. Their should be classes for young men to be taught how to adapt to the new world. How to handle women who can still raise families without the support of men. How to earn respect from them and how to live with them.

However, on the flip side, this has taken the burden off the men’s back. Responsibilities that were fully directed to men’s capabilities are now shared to both genders. Mwanaisha Hamadi, a Citizen TV Swahili anchor has a segment called Mwanamke Bomba which airs the women who are beating all odds to earn a living, help the society and make world a better place. How I can’t wait for Kenya to have a female president!

Boychild’s online ‘advocates’
The likes of Aoko Otieno, Andrew Kibe and Eric Amerix have gone beyond their comfort zone to advocate for the boychild (men).

Aoko Otieno is brave, she speaks her mind and spits unfiltered wisdom. From her posts, she is clearly not impressed by how women (‘educated slay queens and toxic feminists’)are using their coochie to extract money from men. She asserts that the same women are the ones who go wild on social media boasting about their high-end lifestyles and throwing shade to men who can’t afford them. With her rich English, she points out the traits that men should avoid, avoid like a plague.

Andrew Kibe is a no nonsense. He doesn’t have room for apologies neither. He says as it is. His advice to men always revolves around them owning up to their tokens as men and not allowing the wind of feminism bring them down.

On the other hand, Eric Amerix is invariably vibrant on Saturdays on twitter spitting some one and twos in regards to masculinity with his hashtag #SaturdayMasculinity. He flashes some light towards men’s self esteem and their stand towards toxic relationships.

The three mentioned are just afew of the many who have tried to block the bullets directed to men. You could brand it a casual class for men empowerment. They are reflecting what men go through in the society, the real picture of men-women interaction in the 21 century.

Toxic masculinity and feminism have come a long way. Men don’t want to look weak, neither do women want to be used.

We are all equal. Gender shouldn’t define our strength. Again, what men can do, women can do too. We should press in some effort for a change that will be of benefit to us all. We are fighting to be better as a whole not to be better than the other.

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