Women&apos;s groups and women&apos;s subordination: an analysis of policies towards rural women in Kenya

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Gutto S.B.O.. 1976. . The Status of Women in Kenya: a Study of Paternalism, Inequality and Underprivilege . , (Discussion Paper No.235). Nairobi : : Institute for Development Studies. .
Hanger J. and Moris J.. 1973. . “‘Women and the Household Economy’. ”. In Mwea: An Irrigated Rice Settlement in Kenya . , Edited by: Moris J. and Chambers R.. Munich : : Weltforum. .
Kershaw G.. 1974/75. . ‘The Changing Roles of Men and Women in the Kikuyu Family by Socio‐Economic Strata’. . Rural Africana . , Vol. 29:
Monsted M.. 1977. . “‘The Changing Division of Labour within Rural Families in Kenya’. ”. In The Persistence of High Fertility . , Edited by: Caldwell J.C.. Canberra : : Australian National University. .
Monsted M.. 1978. . Women's Groups in Rural Kenya and their Role in Development . , Copenhagen : : Centre for Development Research. .
Myers N.. 1980. . ‘Kenya's Baby Boom’. . New Scientist . ,
Pala A.O.. 1978. . Women's Access to Land and their Role in Agriculture and Decision‐making on the Farm: Experiences of the Jaluo of Kenya . , (Discussion Paper No.263). Nairobi : : Institute for Development Studies. .
Pala A.O.. 1975. . The Women's Group Programme in the SRDP . , (Occasional Paper No. 13). Nairobi : : Institute for Development Studies. .
Smock A. . 1981. . “‘Women's Economic Roles’. ”. In Readings on the Economy of Kenya . , Edited by: Killick A.C.. London : : Heinemann Educational Books. .
Staudt K.. 1975/76. . ‘Women Farmers and Inequalities in Agricultural Services’. . Rural Africana . , Vol. 29:
Kenyan Government. . 1979. . Child Nutrition in Rural Kenya . , Central Bureau of Statistics. .
1979. . Employment and Earnings in the Modern Sector, 1977 . , Central Bureau of Statistics. .
May. 1978 . Information on the Women's Bureau . , May. , Ministry of Housing and Social Services, mimeo. .
1977. . Integrated Rural Survey, 1974/75 . , Central Bureau of Statistics. .
1980. . Women's Programme: Kakamega District . , Vol. Vol. 1/30. , Ministry of Culture and Social Services. .
1978. . Women in Kenya . , Central Bureau of Statistics. .
International Labour Office. . 1972. . Employment, Incomes and Equality . , Geneva : : ILO. .
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation. . 1974. . Women's Leadership in Rural Development . , (Programmes for Better Family Living, Report No.14). Government of Kenya FAO. .
Brokensha D. and Njeru E.. Some Consequences of Land Adjudication in Mbere Division, Embu . , (Working Paper No.320). Nairobi : : Institute for Development Studies. .
Okoth‐Ogendo H.W.O.. 1975. . The Adjudication Process and the Special Rural Development Programme . , (Discussion Paper No.227). Nairobi, Institution for Development Studies. .
Okoth‐Ogendo H.W.O.. 1976. . “‘African Land Tenure Reform’. ”. In Agricultural Development in Kenya . , Edited by: Heyer J., Maitha J.K. and Senga W.M.. Nairobi : : Oxford University Press. .
Roberts P.. 1979. . “The Integration of Women into the Development Process”: Some Conceptual Problems’. . IDS Bulletin . , Vol. X((3))
Whitehead A.. 1979. . ‘Some Preliminary Notes on the Subordination of Women’. . IDS Bulletin . , Vol. X((3))

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[1] Gutto S.B.O.. 1976. . The Status of Women in Kenya: a Study of Paternalism, Inequality and Underprivilege . , (Discussion Paper No.235). Nairobi : : Institute for Development Studies. .

[2] Hanger J. and Moris J.. 1973. . “‘Women and the Household Economy’. ”. In Mwea: An Irrigated Rice Settlement in Kenya . , Edited by: Moris J. and Chambers R.. Munich : : Weltforum. .

[3] Kershaw G.. 1974/75. . ‘The Changing Roles of Men and Women in the Kikuyu Family by Socio‐Economic Strata’. . Rural Africana . , Vol. 29:

[4] Monsted M.. 1977. . “‘The Changing Division of Labour within Rural Families in Kenya’. ”. In The Persistence of High Fertility . , Edited by: Caldwell J.C.. Canberra : : Australian National University. .

[5] Monsted M.. 1978. . Women's Groups in Rural Kenya and their Role in Development . , Copenhagen : : Centre for Development Research. .

[6] Myers N.. 1980. . ‘Kenya's Baby Boom’. . New Scientist . ,

[7] Pala A.O.. 1978. . Women's Access to Land and their Role in Agriculture and Decision‐making on the Farm: Experiences of the Jaluo of Kenya . , (Discussion Paper No.263). Nairobi : : Institute for Development Studies. .

[8] Pala A.O.. 1975. . The Women's Group Programme in the SRDP . , (Occasional Paper No. 13). Nairobi : : Institute for Development Studies. .

[9] Smock A. . 1981. . “‘Women's Economic Roles’. ”. In Readings on the Economy of Kenya . , Edited by: Killick A.C.. London : : Heinemann Educational Books. .

[10] Staudt K.. 1975/76. . ‘Women Farmers and Inequalities in Agricultural Services’. . Rural Africana . , Vol. 29:

[11] Kenyan Government. . 1979. . Child Nutrition in Rural Kenya . , Central Bureau of Statistics. .

[12] 1979. . Employment and Earnings in the Modern Sector, 1977 . , Central Bureau of Statistics. .

[13] May. 1978 . Information on the Women's Bureau . , May. , Ministry of Housing and Social Services, mimeo. .

[14] 1977. . Integrated Rural Survey, 1974/75 . , Central Bureau of Statistics. .

[15] 1980. . Women's Programme: Kakamega District . , Vol. Vol. 1/30. , Ministry of Culture and Social Services. .

[16] 1978. . Women in Kenya . , Central Bureau of Statistics. .

[17] International Labour Office. . 1972. . Employment, Incomes and Equality . , Geneva : : ILO. .

[18] United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation. . 1974. . Women's Leadership in Rural Development . , (Programmes for Better Family Living, Report No.14). Government of Kenya FAO. .

[19] Brokensha D. and Njeru E.. Some Consequences of Land Adjudication in Mbere Division, Embu . , (Working Paper No.320). Nairobi : : Institute for Development Studies. .

[20] Okoth‐Ogendo H.W.O.. 1975. . The Adjudication Process and the Special Rural Development Programme . , (Discussion Paper No.227). Nairobi, Institution for Development Studies. .

[21] Okoth‐Ogendo H.W.O.. 1976. . “‘African Land Tenure Reform’. ”. In Agricultural Development in Kenya . , Edited by: Heyer J., Maitha J.K. and Senga W.M.. Nairobi : : Oxford University Press. .

[22] Roberts P.. 1979. . “The Integration of Women into the Development Process”: Some Conceptual Problems’. . IDS Bulletin . , Vol. X((3))

[23] Whitehead A.. 1979. . ‘Some Preliminary Notes on the Subordination of Women’. . IDS Bulletin . , Vol. X((3))