Publication: The Illusion of Inclusion : Women's Access to Rights in Northern Kenya
Date
2008-12
ISSN
Published
2008-12
Author(s)
Ayuko, Bonita
Chopra, Tanja
Abstract
This paper shows how official laws
concerning justice for women, can be difficult to apply when
they are not socially acknowledged, contextualized, or
received, and therefore have minimal impact on women's
lives. It demonstrates that the inclusion of women through
international conventions, domestic legal reform, and gender
quotas in participatory processes, is illusory. While these
are all important instruments in women's empowerment,
the paper calls upon access to justice practitioners and
policy makers to place equal emphasis on fostering the
practical implementation of laws and to emphasize
opportunities for increased equality in informal systems.
Citation
“Ayuko, Bonita; Chopra, Tanja. 2008. The Illusion of Inclusion : Women's Access to Rights in Northern Kenya. © World Bank, Nairobi. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/778ba4a0-6229-5fbb-ba42-e5dfb6d9a5b2 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”