Ellis, AmandaCutura, JozefinaDione, NoumaGillson, IanManuel, ClareThongori, Judy2012-05-312012-05-3120070-8213-6919-9https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6810This 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-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CAPITALACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO FINANCEACCESS TO JUSTICEACCESS TO LANDACCESS TO RESOURCESADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERSADMINISTRATIVE REFORMADULTERYADVISORY SERVICEADVOCACYAGRICULTURAL SECTORBANK CREDITBANKERS ASSOCIATIONBANKING SYSTEMBANKRUPTCYBARRIERS TO BUSINESS GROWTHBARRIERS TO GROWTHBARRIERS TO INVESTMENTBARRIERS TO WOMENBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONSBUSINESS ENTRYBUSINESS FINANCEBUSINESS TRAININGBUSINESSWOMANBUSINESSWOMENCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL INVESTMENTCASE LAWCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL ACCESSCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMPENSATIONCOOPERATIVESCOUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENTCOURTCOURTSCREDIT ACCESSCREDIT BUREAUCREDIT COOPERATIVECREDIT INFORMATIONCRIMECULTURAL NORMSCUSTOMARY LAWCUSTOMARY LAWSCUSTOMARY PRACTICESDAMAGESDECEASED HUSBANDDENIAL OF PROPERTY RIGHTSDEVELOPMENT BANKDISABILITIESDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENDISCRIMINATORY CUSTOMARY LAWDISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATIONDIVORCEDIVORCE PETITIONDOMESTIC VIOLENCEECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATION LEVELSEDUCATION SPENDINGEMPLOYERSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENENROLLMENTEQUAL ACCESSEQUAL OPPORTUNITIESEQUAL RIGHTSETHNIC GROUPSEUEXPENDITUREEXPLOITATIONFAMILIESFAMILY INCOMEFAMILY PROPERTYFARMERFARMERSFEMALEFEMALE ACCESSFEMALE ENTREPRENEURFEMALE ENTREPRENEURSFEMALE POPULATIONFEMALE WORKERFEMALESFINANCIAL ASSETSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL NEEDFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIESFINANCIAL SERVICESFOREIGN INVESTMENTFORMS OF DISCRIMINATIONFUNDAMENTAL RIGHTSGENDERGENDER ACTIONGENDER ASSESSMENTGENDER AWARENESSGENDER BIASGENDER DISCRIMINATIONGENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUITYGENDER INEQUALITIESGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER INITIATIVESGENDER ISSUESGENDER MAINSTREAMINGGENDER RELATIONSGENDERSGOVERNMENT POLICIESHOMEHOMESHOUSEHOLDSHUMAN RIGHTSHUSBANDHUSBANDSILLITERACYIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINEQUALITIESINFORMAL SAVINGSINFORMAL SECTORINHERITANCEINHERITANCE RIGHTSINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL LAWINTERNATIONAL TREATIESJOB CREATIONJUDGESJUSTICELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR LAWSLABOR MARKETLACK OF ACCESSLACK OF PROPERTYLAND ISSUESLAND MARKETLAND OWNERSHIPLAND RIGHTSLANDLESS HOUSEHOLDSLEGAL AIDLEGAL POSITIONLEGAL STATUSLEGISLATIONLIBERTYLIMITED ACCESSLOANMARITAL STATUSMARRIAGESMARRIED WOMANMARRIED WOMENMATRIMONIAL HOMEMATRIMONIAL LAWMFIMFISMICRO ENTERPRISESMICROFINANCEMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONSMINIMUM WAGENATIONAL LAND POLICYNEW BUSINESSOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENOUTREACHPARENTAL RESPONSIBILITYPOOR ACCESSPOWER OF WOMENPREGNANCYPREJUDICESPRIVACYPRODUCTIVITYPROPERTY LAWPROPERTY RIGHTSPROSTITUTIONPUBLIC POLICYRATES OF RETURNREAL ESTATEREPAYMENTREPAYMENT HISTORIESREPAYMENT HISTORYREPAYMENT RATESSAFETY NETSECURITIESSEXSEXUAL VIOLENCESINGLE WOMANSMALL BUSINESSSMALL BUSINESS OWNERSSMALL ENTERPRISESSMALL FARMSMALLHOLDERSMALLHOLDER ACCESSSMALLHOLDERSSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYSTATUS OF WOMENSUCCESSFUL WOMENSUPPORT FOR WOMENTECHNICAL ASSISTANCEUNCTADUNDPUNEMPLOYMENTUNEQUAL ACCESSUNIONUNITED NATIONSUNMARRIED WOMENURBAN AREASVICTIMSVICTIMS OF RAPEVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENVULNERABLE GROUPSWAGE GAPWIDOWWIDOWERWIDOWSWIFEWILLWIVESWOMANWOMEN BUSINESS OWNERSWOMEN ENTREPRENEURWOMEN ENTREPRENEURSWOMEN IN DEVELOPMENTWOMEN JUDGESWOMEN LAWYERSWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6919-7