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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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Factors Influencing Participation of Men and Women in Informal Finance Groups in Gachagi Informal Settlement in Thika Sub-County, Kenya
(Globeedu Group, 2015-01)
Studies indicate that most people living in the informal settlements are usually poor and financially excluded. As such, they
tend to rely on informal finance groups for their financial upkeep. Given that there exist ...
Perception of Youth on Women’s Rights to Ownership and Control of Matrimonial Property
(American Scholarly Research Association, 2016)
Human rights and equal treatment of men and women has been in the global discourse for several decades in the past. Although the move has been supported by many policies and legal frameworks including the constitution, ...
Operations of informal finance groups in Gachagi informal settlement in Thika Sub-County, Kenya
(2015)
Studies indicate that most people living in the informal settlements are usually poor and financially excluded. As such, they tend to rely on informal finance groups for their financial demands. Given that there exist ...
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 ...
Gendered Health, Economic, Social and Safety Impact of COVID-19 on Adolescents and Young Adults in Nairobi, Kenya
(PloseOne, 2021)
Background
Infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19 and their mitigation measures can exacerbate
underlying gender disparities, particularly among adolescents and young adults in densely
populated urban settings.
Methods
An ...
Gender gaps in the levels of participation in improved bee keeping: case of the Maasai community in Trans Mara, Narok County, Kenya
(International Peer Reviewed Journals and Books (IPRJB), 2019)
Purpose: This study sought to explore gender gaps in levels of participation in improved bee keeping among the Maasai community in Trans Mara, Narok County. Methodology: The study used an investigative survey design with ...