Strengthening Gender Equality in Law: Mapping Discriminatory Laws against Women and Girls in Kenya
More than 2.5 billion women and girls around the world are affected in multiple ways by discriminatory laws. Whether in the area of economic rights, political and public participation, education, labour and employment or family life, there is inadequate legal protection to enable women and girls to have equal enjoyment of human rights.
The Report on Strengthening Gender Equality in Law: Mapping Discriminatory Laws against Women and Girls in Kenya is the product of a joint initiative of UN Women and IDLO. It is a comprehensive review of laws in Kenya that was undertaken with the aim of identifying those that discriminate against women and girls as well as the gaps and inconsistencies in legal protection. The Report identifies discriminatory laws in a
range of thematic areas including women’s economic empowerment, family and personal status laws. The Report creates a useful baseline of the discriminatory laws that have been identified and proposals made for their reform. It also operates as a rich resource for the Government, civil society organizations, academia, international organizations and all actors in the legal, judicial and other thematic areas.
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