Empowerment of Women In Kenya
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Date
1998-04
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Tangaza University College
Abstract
Women have been discriminated and their rights have been violated since time
immemorial. They have been overlooked by the male chauvenism and the traditional cultures.
These two aspects have contributed a lot to the humiliation of women to a great extent. Some
view woman as second class human beings, who should always be under the 'umbrella of a man'.
In this Essay, I will suggest how women in Kenya can be empowered. Though women should be
empowered in all spheres of life, I will concentrate on the following spheres: political and legal,
economic, health and educational.
In the first chapter I shall try to portray the status of women in connection with the above
spheres. The second chapter is intended to elaborate the main reasons as to why women are in
those positions they are in the society. In the third chapter, I will suggest how women can be
empowered in political and legal, economic, health and educational spheres. Then I will also
propose
Gender Responsive Education
as one of the most important aspects which, I feel, can
enhance women empowerment in the society, if at all it is put into practice. In this long Essay I
will apply the
See-Judge-Act
methodology which I believe is an appropriate and recommendable
approach for social ministries in mission. Before embarking on what I am intending to elaborate
concerning the empowerment of women in Kenya, I would like to clarify some of the relevant
terminologies which I believe they are relevant to the Essay, namely empowerment and women.
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Traditional Political and Legal Systems, Empowerment of Women in Kenya, Empowerment, Empowerment of Women in Economic Sphere, Empowerment of Women in Health Sphere, Educational Empowerment of Women, Education for Gender Responsibility, Status of Women in Political and Legal Sphere, Economic Status of Women, The Issue of Female-Head House Holding, Health Status of Women, Education Status of Women