A Feminist Mixed Methods Analysis of Gender Equality Concepts and Data for Sustainable Development Goal 5 Baseline Indicators in Kenya
(2021) SIMV21 20211Graduate School
Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender
- Abstract
- Background: The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched in 2015 to be achieved by 2030. Goal 5 aims to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls. This study conducts a feminist analysis of gender equality concepts and data with the aim of finding adequate baseline indicators for measuring SDG 5 progress in Kenya.
Methods: A convergent mixed methods research design in an overarching gender social justice framework is used. The key data sources used in analysis are the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) report and data. The qualitative study uses critical feminist discourse analysis to explore how gender equality concepts are used and the way the data is reported. The gender informed... (More) - Background: The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched in 2015 to be achieved by 2030. Goal 5 aims to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls. This study conducts a feminist analysis of gender equality concepts and data with the aim of finding adequate baseline indicators for measuring SDG 5 progress in Kenya.
Methods: A convergent mixed methods research design in an overarching gender social justice framework is used. The key data sources used in analysis are the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) report and data. The qualitative study uses critical feminist discourse analysis to explore how gender equality concepts are used and the way the data is reported. The gender informed quantitative study seeks to find factors influencing the attainment of sexual reproductive health and rights among women and girls.
Results: The qualitative study finds data on gender equality and women empowerment to be inadequate in the 2014 KDHS. Data on violence against women and girls in public spaces, unpaid care and domestic work are not included. Girl-child marriages are not distinctly reported. There is male biased reporting in the conceptualisation of work where employment is considered, while ‘housework’ – a domain dominated by women and girls – is mostly ignored. The results of the gender informed quantitative study show that among women and girls in Kenya, ever being told about family planning choices and being able to say no to husband or partners unwanted sexual advances are positively linked to autonomous health decision making. Young age and no education reduce by contrast, the likelihood for autonomous health decision making. Intersectionality analysis found that aged, refugees, indigenous, disabled, sexual and gender minority women (and girls) are marginalized but excluded from national data.
Conclusion: Inclusion of feminist perspectives in national data improves their ability to meet the evaluation needs of gender equality targets of the SDGs. (Less)
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- Mulama, Anne Stella Muchiti LU
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- Jan Mewes LU
- organization
- course
- SIMV21 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Gender equality, feminist, evaluation, mixed methods, Sustainable Development Goal 5, indicators, Kenya.
- language
- English
- id
- 9055007
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- 2021-06-16 10:31:59
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abstract = {{Background: The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched in 2015 to be achieved by 2030. Goal 5 aims to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls. This study conducts a feminist analysis of gender equality concepts and data with the aim of finding adequate baseline indicators for measuring SDG 5 progress in Kenya.
Methods: A convergent mixed methods research design in an overarching gender social justice framework is used. The key data sources used in analysis are the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) report and data. The qualitative study uses critical feminist discourse analysis to explore how gender equality concepts are used and the way the data is reported. The gender informed quantitative study seeks to find factors influencing the attainment of sexual reproductive health and rights among women and girls.
Results: The qualitative study finds data on gender equality and women empowerment to be inadequate in the 2014 KDHS. Data on violence against women and girls in public spaces, unpaid care and domestic work are not included. Girl-child marriages are not distinctly reported. There is male biased reporting in the conceptualisation of work where employment is considered, while ‘housework’ – a domain dominated by women and girls – is mostly ignored. The results of the gender informed quantitative study show that among women and girls in Kenya, ever being told about family planning choices and being able to say no to husband or partners unwanted sexual advances are positively linked to autonomous health decision making. Young age and no education reduce by contrast, the likelihood for autonomous health decision making. Intersectionality analysis found that aged, refugees, indigenous, disabled, sexual and gender minority women (and girls) are marginalized but excluded from national data.
Conclusion: Inclusion of feminist perspectives in national data improves their ability to meet the evaluation needs of gender equality targets of the SDGs.}},
author = {{Mulama, Anne Stella Muchiti}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{A Feminist Mixed Methods Analysis of Gender Equality Concepts and Data for Sustainable Development Goal 5 Baseline Indicators in Kenya}},
year = {{2021}},
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