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Title: Participation of Women in Political Seminars and their Ability to Mentor their Children in Nakuru County
Authors: James Njoroge Waweru ; Prof. Dolphine Odero-Wanga (PhD) and Dr. Nancy Openda (PhD)
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James Njoroge Waweru1 ; Prof. Dolphine Odero-Wanga (PhD)2 and Dr. Nancy Openda (PhD)3 1,2.3. Department of Applied Community Development Studies, Egerton University
MLA 8 Waweru, James Njoroge, et al. "Participation of Women in Political Seminars and their Ability to Mentor their Children in Nakuru County." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 9, no. 9, Sept. 2024, pp. 3515-3528, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i09.021. Accessed Sept. 2024. APA 6 Waweru, J., Odero-Wanga, P., & Openda, D. (2024, September). Participation of Women in Political Seminars and their Ability to Mentor their Children in Nakuru County. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 9(9), 3515-3528. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i09.021 Chicago Waweru, James Njoroge, Prof. Dolphine Odero-Wanga, and Dr. Nancy Openda. "Participation of Women in Political Seminars and their Ability to Mentor their Children in Nakuru County." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 9, no. 9 (September 2024), 3515-3528. Accessed September, 2024. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i09.021.
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ABSTRACT: As the number of women in politics continues to` increase worldwide, balancing their political and parenting roles may pose a challenge. The study was carried out to investigate the effects of women participation in political seminars on their ability to mentor their children.in Nakuru County. The study adopted ex-post facto research design. The study had accessible population of 129 respondents that comprised of 105 women members of county assembly aspirants, 12 women parliamentary aspirants, 10 women representative aspirants and two women senatorial aspirants in Nakuru County during 2017 general elections. Census sampling technique was used to select all the 129 respondents. Data was collected using a questionnaire. Content and face validity of the questionnaire was ascertain of the study objectives and advice by experts from Department of Applied Community Development Studies of Egerton University. To estimate the reliability of the instrument, a pilot study was conducted on fourteen women political aspirants who participated in 2017 general elections from the neighboring Nyandarua County. The questionnaire was considered reliable when it attained an estimated Cronbach Alpha coefficient of 0.78. The questionnaire was self- administered with the guidance from the researcher. Quantitative data was summarized in frequency distribution tables and the responses analyzed using simple and multiple regression analysis methods with the help of SPSS computer package 25.0 version. Qualitative data was summarized in emerging themes based on the objectives of the study. The study revealed that participation of women in political seminars affected their ability to mentor their children. in Nakuru County (?= -0.852) at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study may offer insights to women politicians, education researchers and other stakeholders on the importance of parenthood and the challenges faced by women politicians.

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