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Sex & gender

Marital ages of women in Kenya

Data on the age at which women in Kenya get married. Survey published by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics in 2014.
Sex & gender

Prevalence of gender violence in Kenya

Data on the experience of gender violence in Kenya. A survey published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.
Sex & gender

Cost of gender violence on Kenyan economy

The state of gender violence in Kenya as per a media policy brief published by National Gender and Equality Commission, specifically highlighting the costs to the Kenyan economy.
Sex & gender

Expenses & impact of gender violence in Kenya

Direct monetary costs (medical, transportation, arbitration and litigation) as well as the time cost in terms of loss of income and productivity to the survivors, perpetrators and family members of domestic abuse. Published by the National Gender and Equality Commission and available in PDF download.
Welfare & population
Sex & gender

Gender participation in key decision-making positions

The participation of women and men in decision-making through selected positions of leadership in Kenya in 2018.

Sex & gender

Monitoring children’s rights in South Africa

The South African Child Gauge is published annually by the Children’s Institute at the University of Cape Town to track progress towards the realisation of children’s rights. The 2017 issue focuses on children and the sustainable development goals.
Sex & gender

Child marriage in Africa

UNICEF's 2015 Profile of Child Marriage in Africa report sheds light on the realities of child marriage on the continent with well-visualised data. It references South Africa, but the report is better used as an overall account of child marriage in Africa.
Sex & gender

Male and female income in South Africa

The National Income Dynamic Study provides data on how individuals' lives have changed in South Africa since 2008. It is published by the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. First-time users have to register before downloading the datasets.
Sex & gender

Review of literature on gender-based violence in South Africa

The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation conducted this brief review of literature on gender-based violence with the aim of using the findings to inform its gender violence prevention initiatives in communities across South Africa. The study was funded by the Finnish Embassy and was published in April 2016.

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