Nairobi, April 30 -- Women are flooding into Kenya's newsrooms, but they are not staying. That was the uncomfortable truth staring back at the room when the Association of Media Women in Kenya (Amwik) held its inaugural national women in media conference and awards ceremony in Nairobi.

The 2026 Status of Women in Media Report, launched at the event, put hard numbers to what many in the industry have long sensed. Of the 108 women journalists who participated in the survey, 70 per cent are below 35 years old, while only 7.4 per cent are above 45, a gap that points not just to a youthful workforce, but to one that is not being retained.

The employment figures were no better; only 14 per cent hold full-time positions, 26.2 per cent are on f...