Gender and Economic Growth in Kenya : Unleashing the Power of Women
This report examines the legal, administrative, and regulatory barriers that are preventing women in Kenya from contributing fully to the Kenyan economy. Building on the 2004 Foreign Investment and Advisory Service (FIAS) report, "Improving th...
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ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO RESOURCES ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ADULTERY ADVISORY SERVICE ADVOCACY AGRICULTURAL SECTOR BANK CREDIT BANKERS ASSOCIATION BANKING SYSTEM BANKRUPTCY BARRIERS TO BUSINESS GROWTH BARRIERS TO GROWTH BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT BARRIERS TO WOMEN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS FINANCE BUSINESS TRAINING BUSINESSWOMAN BUSINESSWOMEN CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT CASE LAW COLLATERAL COLLATERAL ACCESS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPENSATION COOPERATIVES COUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT COURT COURTS CREDIT ACCESS CREDIT BUREAU CREDIT COOPERATIVE CREDIT INFORMATION CRIME CULTURAL NORMS CUSTOMARY LAW CUSTOMARY LAWS CUSTOMARY PRACTICES DAMAGES DECEASED HUSBAND DENIAL OF PROPERTY RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT BANK DISABILITIES DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCRIMINATORY CUSTOMARY LAW DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION DIVORCE DIVORCE PETITION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION LEVELS EDUCATION SPENDING EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ENROLLMENT EQUAL ACCESS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUAL RIGHTS ETHNIC GROUPS EU EXPENDITURE EXPLOITATION FAMILIES FAMILY INCOME FAMILY PROPERTY FARMER FARMERS FEMALE FEMALE ACCESS FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE POPULATION FEMALE WORKER FEMALES FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL NEED FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN INVESTMENT FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER ASSESSMENT GENDER AWARENESS GENDER BIAS GENDER DISCRIMINATION GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER INITIATIVES GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER RELATIONS GENDERS GOVERNMENT POLICIES HOME HOMES HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS HUSBAND HUSBANDS ILLITERACY IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INEQUALITIES INFORMAL SAVINGS INFORMAL SECTOR INHERITANCE INHERITANCE RIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL TREATIES JOB CREATION JUDGES JUSTICE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR LAWS LABOR MARKET LACK OF ACCESS LACK OF PROPERTY LAND ISSUES LAND MARKET LAND OWNERSHIP LAND RIGHTS LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS LEGAL AID LEGAL POSITION LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LIBERTY LIMITED ACCESS LOAN MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGES MARRIED WOMAN MARRIED WOMEN MATRIMONIAL HOME MATRIMONIAL LAW MFI MFIS MICRO ENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MINIMUM WAGE NATIONAL LAND POLICY NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN OUTREACH PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY POOR ACCESS POWER OF WOMEN PREGNANCY PREJUDICES PRIVACY PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY LAW PROPERTY RIGHTS PROSTITUTION PUBLIC POLICY RATES OF RETURN REAL ESTATE REPAYMENT REPAYMENT HISTORIES REPAYMENT HISTORY REPAYMENT RATES SAFETY NET SECURITIES SEX SEXUAL VIOLENCE SINGLE WOMAN SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FARM SMALLHOLDER SMALLHOLDER ACCESS SMALLHOLDERS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STATUS OF WOMEN SUCCESSFUL WOMEN SUPPORT FOR WOMEN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNCTAD UNDP UNEMPLOYMENT UNEQUAL ACCESS UNION UNITED NATIONS UNMARRIED WOMEN URBAN AREAS VICTIMS VICTIMS OF RAPE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE GAP WIDOW WIDOWER WIDOWS WIFE WILL WIVES WOMAN WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT WOMEN JUDGES WOMEN LAWYERS |
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ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO RESOURCES ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ADULTERY ADVISORY SERVICE ADVOCACY AGRICULTURAL SECTOR BANK CREDIT BANKERS ASSOCIATION BANKING SYSTEM BANKRUPTCY BARRIERS TO BUSINESS GROWTH BARRIERS TO GROWTH BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT BARRIERS TO WOMEN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS FINANCE BUSINESS TRAINING BUSINESSWOMAN BUSINESSWOMEN CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT CASE LAW COLLATERAL COLLATERAL ACCESS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPENSATION COOPERATIVES COUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT COURT COURTS CREDIT ACCESS CREDIT BUREAU CREDIT COOPERATIVE CREDIT INFORMATION CRIME CULTURAL NORMS CUSTOMARY LAW CUSTOMARY LAWS CUSTOMARY PRACTICES DAMAGES DECEASED HUSBAND DENIAL OF PROPERTY RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT BANK DISABILITIES DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCRIMINATORY CUSTOMARY LAW DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION DIVORCE DIVORCE PETITION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION LEVELS EDUCATION SPENDING EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ENROLLMENT EQUAL ACCESS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUAL RIGHTS ETHNIC GROUPS EU EXPENDITURE EXPLOITATION FAMILIES FAMILY INCOME FAMILY PROPERTY FARMER FARMERS FEMALE FEMALE ACCESS FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE POPULATION FEMALE WORKER FEMALES FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL NEED FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN INVESTMENT FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER ASSESSMENT GENDER AWARENESS GENDER BIAS GENDER DISCRIMINATION GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER INITIATIVES GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER RELATIONS GENDERS GOVERNMENT POLICIES HOME HOMES HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS HUSBAND HUSBANDS ILLITERACY IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INEQUALITIES INFORMAL SAVINGS INFORMAL SECTOR INHERITANCE INHERITANCE RIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL TREATIES JOB CREATION JUDGES JUSTICE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR LAWS LABOR MARKET LACK OF ACCESS LACK OF PROPERTY LAND ISSUES LAND MARKET LAND OWNERSHIP LAND RIGHTS LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS LEGAL AID LEGAL POSITION LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LIBERTY LIMITED ACCESS LOAN MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGES MARRIED WOMAN MARRIED WOMEN MATRIMONIAL HOME MATRIMONIAL LAW MFI MFIS MICRO ENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MINIMUM WAGE NATIONAL LAND POLICY NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN OUTREACH PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY POOR ACCESS POWER OF WOMEN PREGNANCY PREJUDICES PRIVACY PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY LAW PROPERTY RIGHTS PROSTITUTION PUBLIC POLICY RATES OF RETURN REAL ESTATE REPAYMENT REPAYMENT HISTORIES REPAYMENT HISTORY REPAYMENT RATES SAFETY NET SECURITIES SEX SEXUAL VIOLENCE SINGLE WOMAN SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FARM SMALLHOLDER SMALLHOLDER ACCESS SMALLHOLDERS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STATUS OF WOMEN SUCCESSFUL WOMEN SUPPORT FOR WOMEN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNCTAD UNDP UNEMPLOYMENT UNEQUAL ACCESS UNION UNITED NATIONS UNMARRIED WOMEN URBAN AREAS VICTIMS VICTIMS OF RAPE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE GAP WIDOW WIDOWER WIDOWS WIFE WILL WIVES WOMAN WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT WOMEN JUDGES WOMEN LAWYERS Ellis, Amanda Cutura, Jozefina Dione, Nouma Gillson, Ian Manuel, Clare Thongori, Judy Gender and Economic Growth in Kenya : Unleashing the Power of Women |
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This report examines the legal,
administrative, and regulatory barriers that are preventing
women in Kenya from contributing fully to the Kenyan
economy. Building on the 2004 Foreign Investment and
Advisory Service (FIAS) report, "Improving the
Commercial Legal Framework and Removing Administrative and
Regulatory Barriers to Investment," this study looks at
the bureaucratic barriers facing women in Kenya through a
gender lens. The report makes specific recommendations to
address gender-related barriers in the context of ongoing
government and donor initiatives to encourage private sector
development as the key driver of poverty reduction and
economic growth, in line with Kenya's Economic Recovery
Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation 2003-2007 (ERS).
Addressing these constraints will not only allow women to
make a full contribution to the economy but also improve
their livelihoods and those of their families and help
create a more enabling environment for all businesses in Kenya. |
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Publications & Research :: Publication |
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Ellis, Amanda Cutura, Jozefina Dione, Nouma Gillson, Ian Manuel, Clare Thongori, Judy |
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Ellis, Amanda Cutura, Jozefina Dione, Nouma Gillson, Ian Manuel, Clare Thongori, Judy |
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Ellis, Amanda |
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Gender and Economic Growth in Kenya : Unleashing the Power of Women |
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Gender and Economic Growth in Kenya : Unleashing the Power of Women |
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Gender and Economic Growth in Kenya : Unleashing the Power of Women |
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Gender and Economic Growth in Kenya : Unleashing the Power of Women |
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Gender and Economic Growth in Kenya : Unleashing the Power of Women |
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gender and economic growth in kenya : unleashing the power of women |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8691399/gender-economic-growth-kenya-unleashing-power-women http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6810 |
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okr-10986-68102021-04-23T14:02:26Z Gender and Economic Growth in Kenya : Unleashing the Power of Women Ellis, Amanda Cutura, Jozefina Dione, Nouma Gillson, Ian Manuel, Clare Thongori, Judy ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO RESOURCES ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ADULTERY ADVISORY SERVICE ADVOCACY AGRICULTURAL SECTOR BANK CREDIT BANKERS ASSOCIATION BANKING SYSTEM BANKRUPTCY BARRIERS TO BUSINESS GROWTH BARRIERS TO GROWTH BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT BARRIERS TO WOMEN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS FINANCE BUSINESS TRAINING BUSINESSWOMAN BUSINESSWOMEN CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT CASE LAW COLLATERAL COLLATERAL ACCESS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPENSATION COOPERATIVES COUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT COURT COURTS CREDIT ACCESS CREDIT BUREAU CREDIT COOPERATIVE CREDIT INFORMATION CRIME CULTURAL NORMS CUSTOMARY LAW CUSTOMARY LAWS CUSTOMARY PRACTICES DAMAGES DECEASED HUSBAND DENIAL OF PROPERTY RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT BANK DISABILITIES DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCRIMINATORY CUSTOMARY LAW DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION DIVORCE DIVORCE PETITION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION LEVELS EDUCATION SPENDING EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ENROLLMENT EQUAL ACCESS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUAL RIGHTS ETHNIC GROUPS EU EXPENDITURE EXPLOITATION FAMILIES FAMILY INCOME FAMILY PROPERTY FARMER FARMERS FEMALE FEMALE ACCESS FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE POPULATION FEMALE WORKER FEMALES FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL NEED FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN INVESTMENT FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER ASSESSMENT GENDER AWARENESS GENDER BIAS GENDER DISCRIMINATION GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER INITIATIVES GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER RELATIONS GENDERS GOVERNMENT POLICIES HOME HOMES HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS HUSBAND HUSBANDS ILLITERACY IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INEQUALITIES INFORMAL SAVINGS INFORMAL SECTOR INHERITANCE INHERITANCE RIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL TREATIES JOB CREATION JUDGES JUSTICE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR LAWS LABOR MARKET LACK OF ACCESS LACK OF PROPERTY LAND ISSUES LAND MARKET LAND OWNERSHIP LAND RIGHTS LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS LEGAL AID LEGAL POSITION LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION LIBERTY LIMITED ACCESS LOAN MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGES MARRIED WOMAN MARRIED WOMEN MATRIMONIAL HOME MATRIMONIAL LAW MFI MFIS MICRO ENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MINIMUM WAGE NATIONAL LAND POLICY NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN OUTREACH PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY POOR ACCESS POWER OF WOMEN PREGNANCY PREJUDICES PRIVACY PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY LAW PROPERTY RIGHTS PROSTITUTION PUBLIC POLICY RATES OF RETURN REAL ESTATE REPAYMENT REPAYMENT HISTORIES REPAYMENT HISTORY REPAYMENT RATES SAFETY NET SECURITIES SEX SEXUAL VIOLENCE SINGLE WOMAN SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FARM SMALLHOLDER SMALLHOLDER ACCESS SMALLHOLDERS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STATUS OF WOMEN SUCCESSFUL WOMEN SUPPORT FOR WOMEN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNCTAD UNDP UNEMPLOYMENT UNEQUAL ACCESS UNION UNITED NATIONS UNMARRIED WOMEN URBAN AREAS VICTIMS VICTIMS OF RAPE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE GAP WIDOW WIDOWER WIDOWS WIFE WILL WIVES WOMAN WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT WOMEN JUDGES WOMEN LAWYERS This report examines the legal, administrative, and regulatory barriers that are preventing women in Kenya from contributing fully to the Kenyan economy. Building on the 2004 Foreign Investment and Advisory Service (FIAS) report, "Improving the Commercial Legal Framework and Removing Administrative and Regulatory Barriers to Investment," this study looks at the bureaucratic barriers facing women in Kenya through a gender lens. The report makes specific recommendations to address gender-related barriers in the context of ongoing government and donor initiatives to encourage private sector development as the key driver of poverty reduction and economic growth, in line with Kenya's Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation 2003-2007 (ERS). Addressing these constraints will not only allow women to make a full contribution to the economy but also improve their livelihoods and those of their families and help create a more enabling environment for all businesses in Kenya. 2012-05-31T21:23:39Z 2012-05-31T21:23:39Z 2007 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8691399/gender-economic-growth-kenya-unleashing-power-women 0-8213-6919-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6810 English en_US Directions in Development; Private Sector Development CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Africa East Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Kenya |