Stephanie Chigbu

English 102-22

Annotated Bibliography

Womens Education in Kenya

Mareng, Chuei. Development of Womens Education in Kenya. International NGO Journal

Volume 5.3 (2010): pp. 68-73. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?

doi=10.1.1.962.3992&rep=rep1&type=pdf Accessed 1 Feb. 2017.

In developing countries, such as Kenya, womens education has always been an issue. In

some cultures, education for girls and women have been considered against their cultural norms.

This journal article assesses how the difference between women with education and women

without education and how it proves the worth of education. Women with education are prone to

making better decisions with their life. This article is very useful to my theme by proving the

importance of educating Kenyan women.

Costin, Claudia, Montoya, Silvia, and Mundy, Karen. No Girl Left Behind- Education Africa.

World Education Blog. World Press, 6 Mar. 2016.

https://gemreportunesco.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/nogirlleftbehindeducationin

africa/. Accessed 3 Feb. 2017.

In Africa, 28 million girls between the ages of 6 and 15 are not being educated in school.

While others have never stepped foot in a school. Due to poverty, many girls have to sacrifice

their education and hope for a better life. This article was written on International Womens Day

so instead of only celebrating womens accomplishment, this blog thought it was important to

educate people on the millions of girls that are left behind. This blog relates to my topic by

educating others about the scarcity of the education of women in Africa.

Kenya. United Nations Girls Education Initiative. 4 Oct. 2013.

http://www.ungei.org/infobycountry/kenya.html. Accessed 3 Feb. 2017.

In Kenya, the female net attendance rate from primary school to secondary school

dropped from 75% to 42%. There is free education for primary and secondary school but not for

higher-level education. Which is why the education rate for women is so low. A lot of women

decide to get married at a young age so that their husband can support them since they do not

have the funds to pay for an education. This source is useful to my topic because it gives

statistics about womens education in Kenya.

Chege, Fatuma, and Sifuna, Daniel N. Girls and Womens Education in Kenya. United

Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. (2006): pp. 1-17. http://etd-

library.ku.ac.ke/bitstream/handle/123456789/8484/Girls%20and%20womens%20educati

on%20in%20Kenya.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y. Accessed 7 Feb. 2017.

Gender inequality in Kenya dates back earlier than the colonial period. Because of the

historical gender identities in Kenya very few women are able to benefit from education. This

source breaks down education by level (primary school, secondary school, university, adult

literacy, etc.) This relates to my theme by analyzing the role that gender inequality has played in

the lack of womens education in Kenya.

Syomwene, Anne, and Kindiki, Jonah N. Women Education and Economic Development in

Kenya. Journal of Education and Practice Volume 6.15 (2015): pp. 38-43.

http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1079984.pdf. Accessed 7 Feb. 2017.

Education is a very important component for development in countries. When children

have the opportunity to receive a good education, a ripple effect of opportunity is provided to
their generation as well as the generations that follow. This article touches on how womens

education relates to economic development, poverty reduction, women empowerment and

improvement of family health. This journal article relates to my theme by exploring the positive

effect that the education of women in developing countries, such as Kenya can bring.