Mary Mwendwa is a freelance journalist based in Nairobi. She edits a website, Talk Africa, which publishes data-driven stories on development issues. Her areas of interest are gender, environment, health and climate change. Follow her on Twitter @marymwendwa. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/mary-mwendwa/rss en Equal Pay and Opportunity Fri, 17 Aug 2018 06:00:00 +0000 Mary Mwendwa https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/08/17/destroying-sexism-with-excellence-life-as-a-top-scientist-in-kenya https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/08/17/destroying-sexism-with-excellence-life-as-a-top-scientist-in-kenya Segenet Kelemu is the first woman to lead ICIPE, one of the largest insect research organizations in Africa. She tells her story to Mary Mwendwa. Equal Pay and Opportunity Financial Inclusion Informal Economy Fri, 23 Jun 2017 13:04:01 +0000 Mary Mwendwa https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2017/06/23/on-lake-victoria-women-fishers-lose-livelihood-to-police-harassment https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2017/06/23/on-lake-victoria-women-fishers-lose-livelihood-to-police-harassment Just when the Kenyan women of Lake Victoria were able to shake off the threat of sexual assault and join the fishing trade, a conflict with Ugandan authorities has stripped them of their hard-earned savings. Crises & Conflicts Thu, 27 Apr 2017 05:00:56 +0000 Mary Mwendwa https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/04/27/revenge-attacks-in-kenya-leave-women-and-children-in-limbo-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/04/27/revenge-attacks-in-kenya-leave-women-and-children-in-limbo-2 Conflicts over livestock and resources are causing families to flee to squalid refugee camps in western Kenya, Women & Girls Hub reports. Separated from home and family, women are going hungry and girls are dropping out of school. Crisis and Conflict Mon, 24 Apr 2017 12:52:21 +0000 Mary Mwendwa https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/04/24/revenge-attacks-in-kenya-leave-women-and-children-in-limbo https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/04/24/revenge-attacks-in-kenya-leave-women-and-children-in-limbo Conflicts over livestock and resources are causing families to flee to squalid refugee camps in Baringo County, western Kenya. Separated from home and family, women are going hungry and girls are dropping out of school.