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 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ellis, Amanda, Cutura, Jozefina, Dione, Nouma, Gillson, Ian, Manuel, Clare, Thongori, Judy
Format:	Publication biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2007
Subjects:	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,
Online Access:	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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