BAT inches closer to gender parity in its workforce

BAT chairperson Rita Kavashe (left) and Managing Director Crispin Achola during the launch of its 2022 Sustainability Report launch in Nairobi on Friday, 27, 2023. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya is inching closer to achieving a 50:50 gender balance in its workforce.

According to the cigarette manufacturer's 2022 Sustainability Report, its current female workforce stands at 44 per cent against 56 per cent for men.