Browsing RP-Department of Gender and Development Studies by Issue Date
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Revisiting our Indigenous Shrines through Mungiki
(African Affairs, 2001-07)This article discusses the Mungiki movement's beliefs and practices as they relate to the traditional religion and cultural practice of the Gikuyu people. Mungiki is a Gikuyu word taken from the etymological root word, ... -
Gender Inequalities in Kenya
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Gender Dynamics in Science and Technology
(2010)An understanding of gender dynamics in science and technology is based on the perspective of how social norms, values and attitudes dictate differentials in the participation of male and female in these fields. This in ... -
Older Women's Rights to Property and Inheritance in Kenya: Culture, Policy, and Disenfranchisement
(Taylor & Francis, 2010)Women’s rights to property and inheritance are safeguarded through various human rights policies and laws at international, regional, and country levels. However, many women continue to experience discrimination while ... -
Gender and poverty reduction: A Kenyan context
(Academic Journals, 2010-01)Poverty is a dehumanising condition for every one. It erodes human rights of the affected whether women or men. Poverty subjects an individual to a state of powerlessness, hopelessness, and lack of self-esteem, confidence, ... -
Gender Paradigm Shift within the Family Structure in Kiambu, Kenya
(African Journal of Social Sciences, 2011)The African family is organized along gender relations that stem from patriarchy. Patriarchy manifests itself in socio-economic and cultural structures that present diverse gender conflicts. Cultural gender norms affect ... -
Challenges facing female learners in various levels of education in Kenya
(2011)This study investigated the challenges facing female learners at various levels of education, with a view to generating strategies and recommendations that would assist in promoting their full participation in the education ... -
Transitional Challenges Facing University First Year Students in Kenyan Public Universities: A Case of Kenyatta University
(Interdisciplinary Review of Economics and Management, 2012)The intention of this paper was to investigate on the transitional challenges facing first year students in Kenyan Public universities. The challenges were investigated in terms of autonomy, social adjustment, compatibility ... -
Factors Predisposing Women to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Kenya
(International Journal of academic research reflector, 2012)This study was guided by the feminist theory by Dobash & Dobash (1979) and Walker (1979). The study sought to establish predisposing factors of IPV. The study sample was 230 women survivors from selected shelter homes in ... -
Regional Disparities in Employment and Human Development in Kenya
(Canadian Journal of Business and Economics, 2012)What are the regional disparities in employment and human development in Kenya? This is obviously some of the questions that linger in the minds of many Kenyans as they prepare to mark the second anniversary of the ... -
The gender–education–poverty nexus: Kenyan youth’s perspective on being young, gendered and poor
(Taylor & Francis, 2012-05)This article argues that the role of education within the gender–poverty debate needs to be reconceptualised. It stresses the importance of conceptualising the gender–education–poverty nexus as a cluster of complex ... -
The Historical Journey of Women’s Leadership in Kenya.
(Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies, 2012-12)This article presents the historical journey of Kenyan women towards leadership and fair representation in social-economic and political sphere. The movements have a humble beginning from self-help groups during pre-independent ... -
HIV/AIDS and the community with reference to Kenya
(Prime Journals, 2013)In spite of the increased awareness on HIV/AIDS the prevalence rates is increasing in Kenya and in other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Statistics on prevalence rates show diversities in gender and across the countries ... -
Gender concerns in banana production and marketing: their impacts on resource poor households in Imenti south district, Kenya
(Horticultural Association of Kenya, 2013)In Kenya, the general decline in traditional cash crop production has contributed to a major shift to other subsistence crops from the mid-eighties. A majority of small scale farmers have replaced the cash crops with banana ... -
ICT uptake and use as a tool for personal adjustment and academic pursuit among undergraduate students at Kenyatta University
(2013)The intention of this paper was to explore ICT uptake and use as a tool for personal adjustment and academic pursuit undergraduate students at Kenyatta University in Kenya. To establish this, the study sought to investigate ... -
Evolution of Ethnic Based Gangs in Kenya: With Special Emphasis on the Mungiki
(2013)The protection of civilians from harm and abuse is a key humanitarian concern. This challenge is compromised by the rising insecurity in Kenya, which is a major source of concern to the government, since most major ethnic ... -
Relationship between Alcoholism and Family Cohesion: A Gender Analysis of Kigio Location, Gatanga District, Kenya
(Contemporary Research Center (CRC), 2013)The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of alcoholism on family cohesion in selected households in Kigio location in Gatanga District. The objectives of the study were to establish the effect of alcohol on ... -
Gender Factors in Implementation of Life Skills Education in Secondary Schools in Nairobi, Kenya
(IJER, 2013)This study explored the gender factors facing implementation of Life Skills Education in Secondary Schools in Nairobi East District, Nairobi County, Kenya. Data was analysed in the light of Bandura’s (1977) social learning ... -
Experience of school - related gender - based violence by pupils and the culture of silence : A case of primary Schools in Kasarani District, Nairobi County , Kenya.
(Contemporary Research Center AUSTRALIA, 2013-03)The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and the Kenyan Constitution provide for the protection of children from all forms of harm, violence or abuse. ... -
HIV/AIDS and the community with reference to Kenya
(2013-07-10)In spite of the increased awareness on HIV/AIDS the prevalence rates is increasing in Kenya and in other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Statistics on prevalence rates show diversities in gender and across the countries ...
