Legal Digest on Women in the Formal and Informal Labour Sectors

Abstract

This legal digest is the product of research conducted on employment laws and policies in Kenya. The research sought to analyze employment laws and policies from a legal perspective, and ultimately identify gaps, and provide recommendations on how to make employment laws WEE-responsive for women employed in all sectors of the economy.

Dr. Naomi Njuguna conducted the research with the help of Dr. Nkatha Kabira, a leading researcher at the University of Nairobi’s Women’s Economic Empowerment (UON WEE) Hub. The WEE Hub is a program supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with the aim of fully realizing women’s economic empowerment. The mission of the hub is to produce cutting-edge research that will impact policy formulation, implementation, and upscaling to achieve women’s empowerment. Its vision is to be a thought leader in this field, providing rigorous and accessible evidence for the benefit of all.