Key Ingredients to Women’s Legal Rights in Kenya

Legislative reforms to increase gender equality before the law are often long and complex processes. This brief focuses on a series of reforms in Kenya, specifically, the adoption of the Sexual Offenses Act of 2006, the Employment Act of 2007, and...

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Main Authors:	Githae, Catherine Nyaguthii, Galiano, Emilia, Nyagah, Fredrick J.K., Recavarren, Isabel Santagostino
Format:	Brief
Language:	English English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	WOMEN’S LEGAL RIGHTS POLITICAL VIOLENCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION GENDER LAW LEGAL PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE WOMEN’S ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION GENDER EQUALITY FEMALE REPRESENTATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099720303312270646/IDU04419e93406df204d850888c0f359fdf00e96 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37815

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spelling	okr-10986-378152022-08-03T05:10:49Z Key Ingredients to Women’s Legal Rights in Kenya Githae, Catherine Nyaguthii Galiano, Emilia Nyagah, Fredrick J.K. Recavarren, Isabel Santagostino WOMEN’S LEGAL RIGHTS POLITICAL VIOLENCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION GENDER LAW LEGAL PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE WOMEN’S ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION GENDER EQUALITY FEMALE REPRESENTATION Legislative reforms to increase gender equality before the law are often long and complex processes. This brief focuses on a series of reforms in Kenya, specifically, the adoption of the Sexual Offenses Act of 2006, the Employment Act of 2007, and the Protection Against Domestic Violence Act of 2015. Strong evidence, broad coalitions, and incorporating the highest standards based on international best practice in early legal drafts are singled out as the key elements that led to the successful adoption of these landmark laws promoting women’s rights in Kenya. The lessons in this brief can provide important insights for policy makers, advocacy groups and international organizations involved in the pursuit of legal gender equality in Kenya and other countries. 2022-08-02T19:37:16Z 2022-08-02T19:37:16Z 2022-03-24 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099720303312270646/IDU04419e93406df204d850888c0f359fdf00e96 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37815 English en Series: Global Indicators Briefs;No. 5 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Africa Kenya
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description	Legislative reforms to increase gender equality before the law are often long and complex processes. This brief focuses on a series of reforms in Kenya, specifically, the adoption of the Sexual Offenses Act of 2006, the Employment Act of 2007, and the Protection Against Domestic Violence Act of 2015. Strong evidence, broad coalitions, and incorporating the highest standards based on international best practice in early legal drafts are singled out as the key elements that led to the successful adoption of these landmark laws promoting women’s rights in Kenya. The lessons in this brief can provide important insights for policy makers, advocacy groups and international organizations involved in the pursuit of legal gender equality in Kenya and other countries.
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author	Githae, Catherine Nyaguthii Galiano, Emilia Nyagah, Fredrick J.K. Recavarren, Isabel Santagostino
author_facet	Githae, Catherine Nyaguthii Galiano, Emilia Nyagah, Fredrick J.K. Recavarren, Isabel Santagostino
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title	Key Ingredients to Women’s Legal Rights in Kenya
title_short	Key Ingredients to Women’s Legal Rights in Kenya
title_full	Key Ingredients to Women’s Legal Rights in Kenya
title_fullStr	Key Ingredients to Women’s Legal Rights in Kenya
title_full_unstemmed	Key Ingredients to Women’s Legal Rights in Kenya
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2022
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Key Ingredients to Women’s Legal Rights in Kenya

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