Gender rule sparks fear of constitutional crisis

I read this article on constitution where experts say 72 constituencies must elect a woman MP next year to meet the requirements and asked myself will there really be women ready to take up all these positions.
This is because, the same article highlights that; a low number of women would force a return to election to reconstitute Senate and the National Assembly. It also highlights that, there is no guarantee that the women nominated by political parties would not be rejected by voters.

My questions are:

Article 27 subsection (8)"In addition to the measures contemplated in clause (6), the State shall take legislative and other measures to implement the principle that not more than two-thirds of the members of elective or appointive bodies shall be of the same gender".

I stumbled across a blog that a man wrote stating that the boy child has been neglected? He says women have fought for their place in society and are steadly getting equal rights. He also goes on to say how men are busy worshipping this successful women. Apparently he states that the boy child for decades has been left to look after the cattle, till the land and fish while their fasthers are drinking their time away. Another man also says that in his rural home; the boys schools have been converted into mixed schools and eventually forcing the boys to drop out.

It is easy to push for things to happen than to try and figure out why they are not happening. Push for this by way of persuasion, if it fails then embarrassment and disdain is employed. Failure of these then the use of force and constant reminder that things have not happened the way they ought is the last resort. There is nothing new under the sun. That is true. When women think they are emancipated that they can live their lives free of societal pressure to meet certain standard, the thinking is just a dream and a sort of chimera.

Children of a lesser god?

This is a paper on masculinities and the involvement of men in the gender discourse written by Beverlyne Ongaro

YWLI recently carried out an Essay competition for primary and secondary school students. The essay for the Secondary schools was to start   ’As a boy/girl I want to live my life my way but …’ The primary schools were to argue that ’Life is easier for boys than for girls ‘(and vice versa)”.

Last, week we got into a discussion with a friend of mine. He was of the opinion that the fight for women’s rights has neglected the boys and in fact boys and men are more in need of these interventions. The discussion was interrupted hence we didn’t come to some conclusion but not before I mentioned that I believe women all over the world have so much in common and hence ‘we will never be free until all women are free’.