These policy briefs, form part of the Country Gender Equality Profile (CGEP), evaluates gender equality in Kenya, offering evidence-based insights for stakeholders to advance commitments to Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE). Guided by the EU Gender Action Plan 2021–2025, they promote inclusive, transformative approaches to inform programmes, policies, and actions, addressing diverse gender needs and advancing Kenya’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through national and county-level collaboration.

Discover the key insights and milestones of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) as we approach its 30th anniversary in 2025. This publication explores progress made, persistent challenges, and Kenya’s contributions to gender equality. Highlighting actionable steps for individuals and organizations, it connects the BPfA to the Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing its continued relevance in driving transformative change for women and girls globally.

The UN Women Kenya Annual Report highlights key achievements in advancing women’s empowerment and gender equality. This report showcases progress in increasing women’s leadership and political participation, strengthening economic empowerment, eliminating violence against women and girls, engaging women in peace and security efforts, and enhancing planning and coordination. UN Women Kenya remains dedicated to building a future where women are at the heart of developing resilient and sustainable communities.

The WEE-CSA Storybook showcases the success stories of over 2,400 women from Kitui, Laikipia, and West Pokot who have transformed their lives through climate-smart agriculture. Funded by KOICA and implemented by UN Women Kenya, it highlights the project's impact on livelihoods and gender equality while sharing valuable lessons learned. This collection celebrates resilience and aims to inspire further community upliftment for sustainable development in Kenya.

Kenya has demonstrated thought leadership in the use of administrative and citizen data for statistical purposes and harnessing official data to meet national priorities and SDG targets including on gender equality and women’s empowerment. This product highlights tangible achievements and lessons in improving access to and use of this data to influence policy and decision-making and improve the lives of women and girls in Kenya.

The Publication is a detailed strategic plan for the period 2023-2-27. It highlights previous achievements, lessons and emerging issues that define the policy direction of the gender sector achieving a society free from gender discrimination and violence

Empowering women, building resilience: A UN Women and FAO Kenya project tackles climate challenges in arid regions. The initiative equips them with climate-smart agriculture skills, boosting incomes, nutrition, and their voice in agricultural policies. This collaborative effort fosters a future where women are key players in building sustainable livelihoods that thrive despite climate change.

UN Women and International Development Law Organization (IDLO), in partnership with the Kenya Law Reform Commission. Researcher/writer: Dr. Consolata Ngondi; Ms. Petronella Mukaindo

The objective of the present study is to present an overview of the adjusted gender pay gap and labour-market inequalities in Kenya. This is part of a larger 2023 UN Women study titled “Why Women Earn Less: Gender Pay Gap and Labour-Market Inequalities in East and Southern Africa.”

This brief emerges from the Country Gender Equality Profile (CGEP), which captures the country’s gender equality and women empowerment (GEWE) situation across Kenya’s diverse areas and contexts.

The publication comprehensively analyzes the country’s gender equality and women empowerment (GEWE) situation across Kenya’s diverse areas and contexts.

The disproportionate burden of unpaid care and domestic work on women can significantly limit their ability to engage in productive activities or participate in public life and even contribute to the feminization of poverty. The new data is important for accurately measuring the household production of goods and services and their contribution to the national economy.

These guidelines seek to align the County Integrated Development Plans (CIDPs) with the Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) policies, regulations and strategies for gender mainstreaming in Laikipia County. The guidelines were developed under the Economic Empowerment of Women through Climate Smart Agriculture Programme, supported by the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

These guidelines seek to align the County Integrated Development Plans (CIDPs) with the Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) policies, regulations and strategies for gender mainstreaming in Kitui Count. The guidelines were developed under the Economic Empowerment of Women through Climate Smart Agriculture Programme, supported by the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

Despite robust legislation through Kenya’s Constitution, and improved results in the 2022 election, the number of female politicians remains low. Kenya remains one of the lowest ranking countries in the region when it comes to women’s participation in politics. The study investigates the factors that inhibit women candidates from vying and obstacles that exist once elected. In particular, the study brings into perspective how barriers to women’s political life are evolving, from violence shifting to more brutal online attacks, sexual harassment within political party ranks, and the disproportionate cost of running for office for women candidates.

The Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) provides accurate and representative data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition. The data was collected in 2022 and the report published in 2023.

This brief summary contains key facts and figures of the Economic Survey. It provides basic statistics of financial disbursement of the Kenya Government to women and men, as well as the extent to which women and men have access to equal opportunities for employment in Government in a number of key sectors.

Our priority areas: • Governance and participation in public life • Women’s economic empowerment • Ending violence against women and girls • Women, peace and security, humanitarian action, and disaster risk reduction.   

UN Women Kenya will focus on integrated approaches with seven systemic outcomes to address the root causes of inequality and affect broader systems change, across its thematic focus areas: •  Governance and participation in public life •  Women’s economic empowerment • Ending violence against women and girls; and • Women, peace and security, humanitarian action, and disaster risk reduction

Kenya's 2022 General Election witnessed a positive shift in political participation and representation of women. This brief provides an analysis of the results for women candidates at both national and county level.