Women's Rights in Kenya

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Work Cited• Allen, Ann. "Kenyan-Georgia Exchange Promotes Women’s Participation in Leadership." The University

of Georgia. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2009. <http://www.cviog.uga.edu/spotlight/307.php>. • Chepng'etich, Pamela, and Ndung'u Wainaina. "Spare a Thought for Women in the Name of Peace."

Africa News Service 7 Aug. 2009: n. pag. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 21 Oct. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com/gic/ retrieve.do?contentSet=IAC-Documents&sort=DateDescend&tabID=T004&searchId=R2&docId=A205300838&prodId= GIC¤tPosition=7&userGroupName=cant48040&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&sgHitCountType=None&qrySerId =Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28KE%2CNone%2C14%29women+in+kenya%24&inPS=true&searchType=&docId=A2053 00838&docType=IAC>. This article will help me to have a better understanding about what women in Kenya want. They want to be treated equally as men.

• "Church fights for women’s rights in Kenya." U.S. Catholic: n. pag. Web. 27 Oct. 2009. <http://www.uscatholic.org/culture/social-justice/2009/03/ church-fights-women%E2%80%99s-rights-kenya>.

• Crawley, Mike. "Promoting Women's Participation in Kenya's Government." IDRC Archive: n. pag. IDRC Archive. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. <http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-5198-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html>.

• Ikonya, Philo. "Kenya Is Burning: Women’s Voices Are Missing in the Making of the Nation." The WIP 1 Mar. 2008: n. pag. Web. 28 Oct. 2009. <http://www.thewip.net/contributors/2008/03/ kenya_is_burning_womens_voices.html>.

Work Cited (continued)• "Kenya: Country fact sheet." Editorial. Economist Intelligence Unit: Country ViewsWire 24 Mar. 2009:

n. pag. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 16 Oct. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com/gic/ retrieve.do?contentSet=IAC-Documents&subjectParam=&sort=DateDescend&tabID=T004&sgCurrentPosition=&sub jectAction=&prodId=GIC&docId=A203926005&searchId=R1&isNav=true&bucketSubId=&userGroupName=cant48040&d ocLevel=&resultListType>. This fact sheet will help me write my research paper becuase it gives me plenty of background information on Kenya.

• Kenyan Women Scrutinize Proposed Constitution for Women's Rights : n. pag. UNIFEM. Web. 27 Oct. 2009. <http://www.unifem.org/news_events/story_detail.php?StoryID=371>.

• Mulama, Joyce. "Increasing Women's Participation in Government." Africa News Service 2 Feb. 2009: n. pag. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 21 Oct. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com/gic/ retrieve.do?contentSet=IAC-Documents&sort=DateDescend&tabID=T004&searchId=R2&docId=A192954504&prodId= GIC¤tPosition=13&userGroupName=cant48040&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&sgHitCountType=None&qrySerI d=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28KE%2CNone%2C14%29women+in+kenya%24&inPS=true&searchType=&docId=A192 954504&docType=IAC>. This will help me to state what type of role women play in the Kenyan government.

• "A Snapshot of the Situation of Women's Rights in Kenya." Editorial. Wordpress. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2009. <http://kenvironews.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/ a-snapshot-of-the-situation-of-women%E2%80%99s-rights-in-kenya/>.

• Warah, Rasna. "Kenyans Must Totally Reject Gender-Based Violence [opinion]." Africa News Service: n. pag. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Oct. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com/gic/ retrieve.do?contentSet=IAC-Documents&sort=DateDescend&tabID=T004&searchId=R1&docId=A181614952&prodId= GIC¤tPosition=1&userGroupName=cant48040&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&sgHitCountType=None&qrySerId =Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3>.