Strengthening Gender Equality in Law: Mapping Discriminatory Laws against Women and Girls in Kenya
Equality in law is crucial to achieving gender equality and influencing multiple development outcomes. It can sustain efforts towards just, peaceful and inclusive societies; environmental and climate justice; equal participation in decision-making at all levels; universal access to essential public services; and economic prosperity for all. Yet, discriminatory legislation remains in all regions of the world, limiting the potential of billions of women and girls and often excluding them from the benefits of development.
In support of ‘Equality in Law for Women and Girls By 2030: A Multi-Stakeholder Strategy for Accelerated Action’ and Kenya’s commitment to gender equality, IDLO, UN Women and the Kenya Law Reform Commission have partnered to produce a legal assessment report.
This assessment, Strengthening Gender Equality in Law: Mapping Discriminatory Laws against Women and Girls in Kenya, provides an analysis of discriminatory laws against women and girls in Kenya and makes recommendations for the reform, repeal or passing of new laws with the goal of ensuring that the principle of equality and non-discrimination is reflected in law.
