The Origins and Activities of Changos Women's Group: an Evaluation

Abstract

This study aims at establishing the extent to which structural and cultural constraints_ affect women in Kenya. Although women are seen as vehicles for development by the government as they form the majority of the population - 66 to 67 per cent in the rural areas in Kenya these constraints act as a barrier 1n their participation in development. Their culturally defined roles which confine them to the domestic sphere, inadequate education & and job opportunities: limited access to resources and decision-making over, increased workload and responsibilities, deprivation of time for socialization are, among issues that affect women in Development.