http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/161338 2026-04-08T19:34:16Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/165160 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 http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/165145 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 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/165140 Legal Digest on Women in the Formal and Informal Labour Sectors Njuguna, Naomi; Kabira, Nkatha This legal digest is the product of research conducted on employment laws and policies in Kenya. The research sought to analyze employment laws and policies from a legal perspective, and ultimately identify gaps, and provide recommendations on how to make employment laws WEE-responsive for women employed in all sectors of the economy. Dr. Naomi Njuguna conducted the research with the help of Dr. Nkatha Kabira, a leading researcher at the University of Nairobi’s Women’s Economic Empowerment (UON WEE) Hub. The WEE Hub is a program supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with the aim of fully realizing women’s economic empowerment. The mission of the hub is to produce cutting-edge research that will impact policy formulation, implementation, and upscaling to achieve women’s empowerment. Its vision is to be a thought leader in this field, providing rigorous and accessible evidence for the benefit of all. Discussion Paper Series No.5 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/164623 A Conversation with Prof. Eddah Gachukia Kabira, Wanjiku Mukabi I join women, nationally and internationally, in recognizing and indeed celebrating the role played by Professor Eddah Gachukia in putting the women's agenda on the road to development, nationally, regionally, and globally. She has been and continues to nurture and mentor many women and men into advocating for women and gender issues in policies and action. Walking in my memory lane, I remember being trained in gender by Professor Eddah Gachukia, thirty years ago in June 1992, at Green Hills Hotel in Nyeri. Her passion for the need to improve girls' access, retention, and performance in education was then unmatched. On that occasion, she narrated her childhood story with an emphasis on her early education, despite the death of her mother, when she was barely six years old. The passion for girls' education was later evident in her commentaries in the documentary, “The Lesser Child”, which was widely used by gender advocates as a powerful training and lobbying tool for educationists, policymakers, and parents nationally and regionally to support girls' education. I also remember her as an educationist during the development of the “The ABC of Gender Analysis” a tool that was widely used by gender advocates to challenge and eliminate gender biases in textbooks across Africa and, supported and facilitated by FAWE, where she was the founding Executive Director. Prof. Eddah Gachukia is a seasoned, passionate, and powerful advocate for women's rights. As she championed women's issues, by what she humbly calls God's favour, she was all the times strategically placed, having the opportunity to have worn many “hats”- director, leader, educationist and legislator, to mention only a few. It is amazing how Professor has been at the forefront as a founder member of many professional and civil society organizations that spearhead the advancement of women, the earliest one being Maendeleo ya Wanawake Organization, where she served as the vicepresident from 1967 to 1974, National Council of Women of Kenya (NCWK); The African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET); Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE); and the Collaborative Centre for Gender and Development (CCGD), where she continues to serve as a board member and a trustee. During the interview with Prof. Eddah Gachukia, she lamented that the “battle for women's liberation” is yet to be won. However, she is evidently among other pathfinders in the likes of Field Marshal Muthoni, Prof. Wanjiku Kabira, Prof. Julia Ojiambo, and Phoebe Asiyo to mention only a few, who were also resilient enough to have fought against deep-rooted myths against women within the male-dominated socio-economic and political environments. The documented conversation with Prof. Eddah Gachukia presented in this publication serves as a recognition of a heroin and a pace-setter for the gains in women's empowerment. Admirably, also add that the Professor's involvement in public leadership did not in any way compromise her role in raising her children, even with a busy husband who was chief of protocol in the late President Jomo Kenyatta's government. It is in order to congratulate Professor, a selfless role model and a mentor to many. God bless you Professor Eddah Gachukia. Prof Elishiba Kimani, Ph.D., Gender Education and Development Studies, Kenyatta University Book 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z