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 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Githae, Catherine Nyaguthii, Galiano, Emilia, Nyagah, Fredrick J.K., Recavarren, Isabel Santagostino
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2022-03-24
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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