The Illusion of Inclusion : Women's Access to Rights in Northern Kenya

Ayuko, Bonita; Chopra, Tanja

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The Illusion of Inclusion : Women's Access to Rights in Northern Kenya

dc.contributor.author	Ayuko, Bonita
dc.contributor.author	Chopra, Tanja
dc.date.accessioned	2013-03-15T18:46:20Z
dc.date.available	2013-03-15T18:46:20Z
dc.date.issued	2008-12
dc.description.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.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/16428658/kenya-illusion-inclusion-womens-access-rights-northern-kenya
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12787
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank, Nairobi
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	ABUSE
dc.subject	ACCESS FOR WOMEN
dc.subject	ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES
dc.subject	ACCESS TO JUSTICE
dc.subject	ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN
dc.subject	ADVOCACY
dc.subject	APARTHEID
dc.subject	AWARENESS TRAINING
dc.subject	BEATING
dc.subject	BEATINGS
dc.subject	BODILY HARM
dc.subject	CASH CROPS
dc.subject	CHILD CUSTODY
dc.subject	CHILDBIRTH
dc.subject	CITIZEN
dc.subject	CITIZENS
dc.subject	CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	COMPENSATION
dc.subject	CONFLICT RESOLUTION
dc.subject	CORRUPTION
dc.subject	COURT
dc.subject	COURTS
dc.subject	CREED
dc.subject	CRIME
dc.subject	CRIMES
dc.subject	CRIMINAL
dc.subject	CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
dc.subject	CULTURAL PRACTICE
dc.subject	CULTURAL RIGHTS
dc.subject	CULTURAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	CUSTODY
dc.subject	CUSTOM
dc.subject	CUSTOMARY LAW
dc.subject	DEAD HUSBANDS
dc.subject	DECEASED HUSBAND
dc.subject	DECEASED HUSBANDS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	DEVOLUTION OF PROPERTY
dc.subject	DISCRIMINATION
dc.subject	DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subject	DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
dc.subject	DIVORCE
dc.subject	DOCTORS
dc.subject	DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subject	EARLY MARRIAGE
dc.subject	EARLY MARRIAGES
dc.subject	EDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	ELDERLY
dc.subject	ELDERLY WOMEN
dc.subject	EMERGENCIES
dc.subject	EMPOWERING WOMEN
dc.subject	EMPOWERMENT
dc.subject	EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
dc.subject	ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS
dc.subject	EQUAL PARTNERS
dc.subject	EQUAL RIGHTS
dc.subject	EQUAL TREATMENT
dc.subject	EQUAL TREATMENT FOR WOMEN
dc.subject	EQUAL TREATMENT OF WOMEN
dc.subject	EQUALITY FOR WOMEN
dc.subject	ETHNIC GROUP
dc.subject	ETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subject	FAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subject	FAMILY UNITS
dc.subject	FASHION
dc.subject	FATHER
dc.subject	FEMALE
dc.subject	FEMALE CIRCUMCISION
dc.subject	FEMALES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
dc.subject	FOOD ISSUES
dc.subject	FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION
dc.subject	FORMS OF INEQUALITY
dc.subject	FREEDOMS
dc.subject	FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GENDER ACTION
dc.subject	GENDER BIAS
dc.subject	GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subject	GENDER EQUITY
dc.subject	GENDER QUOTAS
dc.subject	GENDER UNIT
dc.subject	GIRLS
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subject	HEADS OF FAMILIES
dc.subject	HEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subject	HIV
dc.subject	HOME
dc.subject	HOMES
dc.subject	HOSPITAL
dc.subject	HOUSES
dc.subject	HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subject	HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS
dc.subject	HUSBAND
dc.subject	HUSBANDS
dc.subject	ILLITERACY
dc.subject	ILLITERACY AMONG WOMEN
dc.subject	IMPRISONMENT
dc.subject	INCLUSION OF WOMEN
dc.subject	INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
dc.subject	INEQUALITY
dc.subject	INHERITANCE
dc.subject	INHERITANCE RIGHTS
dc.subject	INJURIES
dc.subject	INTEGRATION OF WOMEN
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL COVENANT
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTIONS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
dc.subject	ISLAMIC LAW
dc.subject	JUDGE
dc.subject	JUDGES
dc.subject	JUDICIAL REFORM
dc.subject	JUSTICE
dc.subject	LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject	LACK OF WOMEN
dc.subject	LAWS
dc.subject	LEGAL AID
dc.subject	LEGAL REFORM
dc.subject	LEGISLATION
dc.subject	LEGISLATIONS
dc.subject	LIBERTY
dc.subject	LIFESTYLES
dc.subject	LOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subject	LOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	LOCAL COMMUNITY
dc.subject	LOCAL MECHANISMS
dc.subject	MALE AUTHORITIES
dc.subject	MALE BIAS
dc.subject	MALE INVOLVEMENT
dc.subject	MALE LINEAGE
dc.subject	MALE LINEAGES
dc.subject	MARITAL PROPERTY
dc.subject	MARRIAGE ACT
dc.subject	MARRIAGES
dc.subject	MARRIED COUPLE
dc.subject	MARRIED WOMAN
dc.subject	MARRIED WOMEN
dc.subject	MINORITY
dc.subject	MOTHER
dc.subject	MOTHERS
dc.subject	NATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject	NUMBER OF WOMEN
dc.subject	OFFENDER
dc.subject	OFFENDERS
dc.subject	OFFENSE
dc.subject	OFFENSES
dc.subject	OLDER MEN
dc.subject	OPEN SOCIETY
dc.subject	OWNERSHIP RIGHTS
dc.subject	PARTICIPATION IN DECISION
dc.subject	PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subject	PEACE
dc.subject	PENAL CODE
dc.subject	PERSONAL STATUS
dc.subject	POLICE OFFICER
dc.subject	POLICE OFFICERS
dc.subject	POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject	POLITICAL DECISION
dc.subject	POLITICAL RIGHTS
dc.subject	POLITICAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	POSITION IN SOCIETY
dc.subject	PRACTITIONERS
dc.subject	PREJUDICE
dc.subject	PRISON
dc.subject	PRIVILEGES
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subject	PROMOTING GENDER EQUITY
dc.subject	PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject	PROTECTION OF WOMEN
dc.subject	PUTATIVE FATHERS
dc.subject	RACE
dc.subject	RAPE
dc.subject	RELIGION
dc.subject	RESPECT
dc.subject	RIGHT
dc.subject	RIGHT OF WOMEN
dc.subject	RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
dc.subject	RIGHTS OF WOMEN
dc.subject	ROLE OF WOMEN
dc.subject	RULE OF LAW
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL WOMEN
dc.subject	SAFETY NETS
dc.subject	SEX
dc.subject	SEXUAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	SEXUAL ASSAULTS
dc.subject	SEXUAL OFFENCES
dc.subject	SEXUAL RELATIONS
dc.subject	SHARIA
dc.subject	SHARIA LAW
dc.subject	SITUATION OF WOMEN
dc.subject	SOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subject	SOCIAL ISSUES
dc.subject	SOCIAL OUTCASTS
dc.subject	SOCIAL PRESSURE
dc.subject	SOCIAL STRUCTURE
dc.subject	SOCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	SOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subject	SPOUSES
dc.subject	STATUS OF WOMEN
dc.subject	TRADITIONAL PRACTICE
dc.subject	TRADITIONAL PRACTICES
dc.subject	TRAINING WOMEN
dc.subject	UNIONS
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	USAID
dc.subject	VICTIMS
dc.subject	VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subject	WATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	WIDOW
dc.subject	WIDOWER
dc.subject	WIDOWERS
dc.subject	WIDOWS
dc.subject	WIFE
dc.subject	WILL
dc.subject	WIVES
dc.subject	WOMAN
dc.subject	WOMEN CANDIDATES
dc.subject	WOMEN IN SOCIETY
dc.subject	WOMEN LAWYERS
dc.subject	WOMEN'S ISSUES
dc.subject	WOMEN'S RIGHTS
dc.subject	YOUTH
dc.title	The Illusion of Inclusion : Women's Access to Rights in Northern Kenya	en
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea	Gender
okr.date.disclosure	2012-06-26
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work :: Law and Justice Study
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/16428658/kenya-illusion-inclusion-womens-access-rights-northern-kenya
okr.globalpractice	Governance
okr.globalpractice	Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000426104_20120626114431
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	16428658
okr.identifier.report	70173
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2012/06/26/000426104_20120626114431/Rendered/PDF/701730ESW0P1170ts0in0Northern0Kenya.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Africa
okr.region.country	Kenya
okr.sector	Public Administration, Law, and Justice :: Law and justice
okr.theme	Rule of law :: Personal and property rights
okr.theme	Rule of law :: Legal services
okr.theme	Rule of law :: Judicial and other dispute resolution mechanisms
okr.theme	Rule of law :: Access to law and justice
okr.topic	Gender :: Gender and Development
okr.topic	Gender :: Gender and Law
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic	Law and Development :: Human Rights
okr.topic	Gender :: Gender and Health
okr.topic	Health
okr.topic	Nutrition and Population
okr.unit	Justice Reform (LEGJR)
okr.volume	1 of 1