Gender Issues
Kenya Coast Portal
Section:
Reviews
Category:
Population
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Number of pages:
12
Year of publication:
2000
Print title:
Mitullah W.V. (2000). Gender Issues. In Hoorweg J., Foeken D. & Obudho R. eds. Kenya Coast Handbook: Culture, resources and development in the East African littoral. (pp.301-306). Hamburg: LIT Verlag.
For reference purposes, cite the following link:
https://ascleiden.nl/kenya-coast/reviews/mitullah/gender-issues
Summary/abstract:
Comparison of gender performance in Kenya's coastal region reveals high social, economic and political disparities. The disparities have been attributed to historical background as well as cultural and religious factors. After a review of the Kenyan context, the situation in Coast Province is discussed in more detail, particularly the importance of Arabic-Islamic values. This is followed by an examination of gender and development in the areas of social, economic and political life. The status of women in Coast Province is generally low. Existing constraints to women's performance that deserve concern are illiteracy, low levels of education, lack of meaningful economic activities, and historical and cultural beliefs and practices. The most difficult areas to address concern existing cultural practices and the types of economic activities women are involved in.