Gender Forum

“Women must not to shy away from aiming for elective political seats”, urged the guest speaker, the former nominated MP, Sophia Abdi Nur. In 1997, Ms. Abdi Nur became the first woman in Kenya's North Eastern Province to vie for a political seat when she ran for parliament representing Ijara district. She lost the race but didn't give up. She was nominated in 2008 and became the first woman member of parliament from her region

Majority of Kisumu County's population lives in the grip of a patriarchal structure where gender roles are ascribed. The County’s policy and development blueprints as well as County budget make useful references to gauge the prioritization and analysis of gendered needs of the Couny residents.

Will enforcement of abortion criminalization translate to a decrease in incidence of incomplete, unsafe termination or will it merely increase the numbers of women that die silently? What is the economic loss of all this?

How is gender equality understood at the County level, and how can the County’s policy and development blueprints and sectoral budget be used to prioritise and analyse gendered needs?

Women globally contribute a great deal of their time performing unpaid domestic and care oriented work. In Kenya, there is no reflection for such work in the economic analyses or national statistics.

Sexual and Gender based violence in Kenya: Experts agree that personal involvement is needed to curb the vice that is on the rise. 

The Gender Forum travelled to the ethnically cosmopolitan town of Isiolo to contribute a platform for dialogue on women’s participation in decision making in Isiolo County, with focus on the budgeting process.

Land reforms have provided a beacon of hope for a more equitable and favourable situation for women in Kenya to own, manage, access and transfer or otherwise transact in land and immovable property.

The Matrimonial Property Bill 2013 was amended by the National Assembly on 12 November 2013, what is the import of this amendments on definition of matrimonial property to require joint ownership and amendment of the equal (50:50) share on dissolution. What does its passing portend?

African gender equality champions have made notable strides - through the state, in political parties, in the media and the economic sphere toward a seemingly elusive gender equality goal. Efforts are frustrated by interpretations of societal norms and values rooted deeply in patriarchal structures and mindsets. Has enough been done to re-socialise or re-educate?