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Gender and Economic Growth in Kenya : Unleashing the Power of Women

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dc.contributor.authorEllis, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorCutura, Jozefina
dc.contributor.authorDione, Nouma
dc.contributor.authorGillson, Ian
dc.contributor.authorManuel, Clare
dc.contributor.authorThongori, Judy
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-31T21:23:39Z
dc.date.available2012-05-31T21:23:39Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8691399/gender-economic-growth-kenya-unleashing-power-women
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-6919-7
dc.identifier.isbn0-8213-6919-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6810
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDirections in Development; Private Sector Development
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCESS TO CAPITAL
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.subjectACCESS TO JUSTICE
dc.subjectACCESS TO LAND
dc.subjectACCESS TO RESOURCES
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
dc.subjectADULTERY
dc.subjectADVISORY SERVICE
dc.subjectADVOCACY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectBANK CREDIT
dc.subjectBANKERS ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectBANKING SYSTEM
dc.subjectBANKRUPTCY
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO BUSINESS GROWTH
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO GROWTH
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO INVESTMENT
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO WOMEN
dc.subjectBUSINESS ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENTRY
dc.subjectBUSINESS FINANCE
dc.subjectBUSINESS TRAINING
dc.subjectBUSINESSWOMAN
dc.subjectBUSINESSWOMEN
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCASE LAW
dc.subjectCOLLATERAL
dc.subjectCOLLATERAL ACCESS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION
dc.subjectCOOPERATIVES
dc.subjectCOUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectCOURT
dc.subjectCOURTS
dc.subjectCREDIT ACCESS
dc.subjectCREDIT BUREAU
dc.subjectCREDIT COOPERATIVE
dc.subjectCREDIT INFORMATION
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectCULTURAL NORMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMARY LAW
dc.subjectCUSTOMARY LAWS
dc.subjectCUSTOMARY PRACTICES
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDECEASED HUSBAND
dc.subjectDENIAL OF PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectDISABILITIES
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATORY CUSTOMARY LAW
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectDIVORCE PETITION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVELS
dc.subjectEDUCATION SPENDING
dc.subjectEMPLOYERS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectEQUAL ACCESS
dc.subjectEQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEQUAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectEU
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY INCOME
dc.subjectFAMILY PROPERTY
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE ACCESS
dc.subjectFEMALE ENTREPRENEUR
dc.subjectFEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectFEMALE POPULATION
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKER
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ASSETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL NEED
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFORMS OF DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectFUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER ACTION
dc.subjectGENDER ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectGENDER AWARENESS
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectGENDER DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER EQUITY
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER INITIATIVES
dc.subjectGENDER ISSUES
dc.subjectGENDER MAINSTREAMING
dc.subjectGENDER RELATIONS
dc.subjectGENDERS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectHOME
dc.subjectHOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectHUSBAND
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectIMMOVABLE PROPERTY
dc.subjectINEQUALITIES
dc.subjectINFORMAL SAVINGS
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectINHERITANCE RIGHTS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LAW
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TREATIES
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJUDGES
dc.subjectJUSTICE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR LAWS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLACK OF ACCESS
dc.subjectLACK OF PROPERTY
dc.subjectLAND ISSUES
dc.subjectLAND MARKET
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND RIGHTS
dc.subjectLANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectLEGAL AID
dc.subjectLEGAL POSITION
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLIBERTY
dc.subjectLIMITED ACCESS
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARRIAGES
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMAN
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMATRIMONIAL HOME
dc.subjectMATRIMONIAL LAW
dc.subjectMFI
dc.subjectMFIS
dc.subjectMICRO ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectNATIONAL LAND POLICY
dc.subjectNEW BUSINESS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectOUTREACH
dc.subjectPARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
dc.subjectPOOR ACCESS
dc.subjectPOWER OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREJUDICES
dc.subjectPRIVACY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROPERTY LAW
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPROSTITUTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectRATES OF RETURN
dc.subjectREAL ESTATE
dc.subjectREPAYMENT
dc.subjectREPAYMENT HISTORIES
dc.subjectREPAYMENT HISTORY
dc.subjectREPAYMENT RATES
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSECURITIES
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEXUAL VIOLENCE
dc.subjectSINGLE WOMAN
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSMALL FARM
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDER
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDER ACCESS
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
dc.subjectSTATUS OF WOMEN
dc.subjectSUCCESSFUL WOMEN
dc.subjectSUPPORT FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectUNCTAD
dc.subjectUNDP
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEQUAL ACCESS
dc.subjectUNION
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS
dc.subjectUNMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVICTIMS OF RAPE
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWIDOW
dc.subjectWIDOWER
dc.subjectWIDOWS
dc.subjectWIFE
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWIVES
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS
dc.subjectWOMEN ENTREPRENEUR
dc.subjectWOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectWOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectWOMEN JUDGES
dc.subjectWOMEN LAWYERS
dc.titleGender and Economic Growth in Kenya : Unleashing the Power of Womenen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2010-04-20
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8691399/gender-economic-growth-kenya-unleashing-power-women
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid665991468285651926
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-6919-7
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000020439_20071113150122
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum8691399
okr.identifier.report40522
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryKenya
okr.region.geographicalEast Africa
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicAgricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist (AFRCE)
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