WEE Hub Newsletter (Vol.1, Issue 01, Jan 2023)

Abstract

Welcome to the Inaugural Issue of the, UON WEE HUB NEWSLETTER. This quarterly publication by the University of Nairobi Women’s Economic Empowerment (UoN WEE) Hub will bring to you updates on the research activities, findings, and plans on thematic areas such as affirmative action funds and entrepreneurship; women in formal and informal employment; care economy and women’s work; and women’s movement and self-mobilization for women’s economic empowerment (WEE).

The Hub prides itself in producing cutting-edge, innovative, rigorous, and accessible evidence through research that impacts policy formulation, implementation, and up-scaling for the full realization of women’s empowerment. Through this newsletter, we will let you into our world of research by sharing our success stories, plans, and journey toward the full realization of women’s economic empowerment.

As you enjoy reading our Newsletter, I would like you to reflect on the words of Brené Brown, a storyteller and research Professor at the University of Houston… “The power of statistics and the clean lines of quantitative research appealed to me, but I fell in love with the richness and depth of qualitative research.”

I hope that our stories and research findings will inspire you to join us in this journey of economic emancipation not only for the Kenyan woman but for the women of Africa