591. Gender Quota Legal Brief
- Author:
- The Carter Center
- Publication Date:
- 03-2019
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The Carter Center
- Abstract:
- This brief reviews the current legal posture of the two-thirds gender rule in the 2010 Kenyan Constitution, which mandates that no more than two-thirds of the members of any elected or appointed public body be of the same gender. It traces the developments of the two-thirds gender rule legislation from its beginning in the 2010 Kenyan Constitution until the most recent implementation attempt in early 2019.
- Topic:
- Gender Issues, Democracy, Constitution, Equality, and Legal Sector
- Political Geography:
- Kenya and Africa