http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/155964 2026-04-08T18:08:23Z 2026-04-08T18:08:23Z Kabira, Nkatha Ngunjiri, Wanjiku Ombara, June http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/167902 2026-01-08T11:24:08Z 2025-10-01T00:00:00Z

Pathfinders for Women’s Economic Empowerment Kabira, Nkatha; Ngunjiri, Wanjiku; Ombara, June This book is a sequel to "Conversations with Pathfinders: Strategies that Worked for Women in the 2010 Constitution-Making Process," capturing in detail the stories of women involved in the process and the spirit that guided their pursuit. It chronicles the experiences of women in Kenyan political parties through conversations with key figures, including Honourables Phoebe Asiyo and Martha Karua, Jael Mbogo, Kamla Sikand, Professors Julia Ojiambo, Wanjiku Kabira, and Eddah Gachukia, among others, who took on roles in the constitution-making process and the second liberation struggle. They passed the baton to younger women, paving the way for new voices such as Daisy Amdany, Honourables Beatrice Elachi and Mumbi Ngaru, Professor Patricia Kameri Mbote, among others. Despite ethnic, religious, cultural, economic, and political differences, these women worked together toward a common goal— women’s inclusion in the new Constitution. The book explores the impact and contributions of the Women’s Movement and self-mobilization on Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) in Kenya between 1963 and 2010. Historically, the experiences of African women have been marginalized from mainstream knowledge production and seldom acknowledged as valid sources of information to inform development across the continent. Women’s experiences and insights have not been sufficiently utilized to shape discourse, policy, and societal structures. This book seeks to make African women’s knowledge visible through academic and policy discussions. The women featured in this book hail from six regions, in Kenya, comprising the following counties: Busia, Kakamega, and Kisumu in the Western region; Kajiado, Nakuru, and Baringo in the Rift Valley; Nyeri, Muranga, and Kiambu in the Central region; Machakos, Kitui, and Makueni in Eastern region; and Kwale, Mombasa, and Kilifi in the Coast region; and Nairobi City County. The study aimed to: (1) map the historical contribution of grassroots women’s groups to women’s economic empowerment (WEE) between 1963 and 1975, during Kenya’s early independence; (2) examine their continued role in WEE from 1976 to 1997, leading up to the introduction of the affirmative action fund; and (3) assess how the national women’s movement has influenced WEE-related policies from 1990 to the present, highlighting key lessons on care work and effective mobilization strategies to inform future policy discourse. Book

2025-10-01T00:00:00Z AWSC, Women's Economic Empowerment Hub http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/167234 2025-03-06T13:12:04Z 2025-02-01T00:00:00Z

Women's Economic Forum - Kenya 2025 AWSC, Women's Economic Empowerment Hub The theme for this year’s forum is “What Works for Women’s Economic Empowerment” The Women’s Economic Forum 2025 is organized in partnership with the African Women Studies Center-Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub (WEE Hub) of the University of Nairobi in collaboration with key stakeholders, including the Center for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) and The Institute for Social Accountability (TISA), among others. This year’s forum will, among other activities, present the research approaches and findings gleaned over the four and a half years of the AWSC-UoN Women’s Economic Empowerment-WEE project implemented in collaboration with CRAWN Trust and other partners. The forum will also provide a platform to highlight some of the challenges that women in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) face in the spaces of their engagement. The forum will showcase the impact of the interventions made to demonstrate what works towards empowering women economically and share the documented challenges and bottlenecks that need to be addressed in the journey to women’s economic empowerment and emancipation in Kenya. Under the theme of “What Works for Women’s Economic Empowerment,” the forum will emphasize the importance of identifying effective strategies that can be implemented at scale to enhance women’s access to economic opportunities for their empowerment. Kenya stands at a pivotal moment where the economic landscape presents both real challenges and untapped opportunities for women, and the forum will aim to show viable options for the way forward. Concept Note

2025-02-01T00:00:00Z Njuguna, Naomi http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/165160 2024-09-09T06:57:24Z 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z

An Overview of Labour Laws in Kenya: Seeking Pathways to Empowering Women in the Labour Sector in Kenya Njuguna, Naomi The discussion paper showcases research findings conducted by the Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub at the African Women Studies Centre the University of Nairobi. The aim of the study was to analyze employment laws and policies from a social and legal perspective and ultimately identify gaps, and provide recommendations on how to make employment laws on WEE responsive for women employed in all sectors of the economy. Discussion Paper

2022-09-01T00:00:00Z Wakibi, Samwel Oleche, Martine http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/165145 2024-07-19T09:29:39Z 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z

A Study on Women in the Labour Force in Kenya Wakibi, Samwel; Oleche, Martine The global labor force participation rate for women remains significantly lower than that of men, with only 53 percent of women participating in the labor force in 2022, compared to 80 percent of men. This is despite the majority of countries commitment to the 8th goal of the Post 2015 UN Development Agenda to assist in fostering inclusive and sustainable economic growth, ensuring equitable employment opportunities and decent work for every individual, irrespective of gender, by the year 2030 Closing the gender gaps in the labor market would substantially boost global GDP and those of individual countries including Kenya where the gender gap in the labor force was about 13 percentage points in 2020 and about 22 percentage points in business ownership in 2016 in favour of men. This publication is a comparative analysis of labor force participation among men and women in employment and entrepreneurship in Kenya. The objective is to establish the situation of women in the workforce; identify gender gaps and access barriers to employment and entrepreneurship, and gender-related data gaps in the national surveys on the labor market. It also examines the adequacy of available policies, programs, and regulations to safeguard women in the workforce and recommend improvements. This study is based on nationally representative datasets. The study reprocessed and analyzed data (secondary data) initially collected by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), and international datasets by the World Bank and the International Labour Organization (ILO). It also reviewed relevant literature from published and grey literature and the Kenya law office. Final Technical Report

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