1. Global Feminism - 420
My introduction
and the women of Kenya
by Laura K.
2. Hello, My Name Is...
Hello, My Name Is... Laura
I am a Mass Communications Major with an Emphasis
in Advertising
This is my 3rd year at MSUM
I just got a new kitten on December 19th!
Her name is Zoe Quinn and i absolutely love her!!!
3. Brief History
I am from Becker, Minnesota (just on the other side of
St. Cloud)
I have 2 older brothers & one fun sister-in-law
I don’t mind hard work (I love working in the factory
in the summers!)
I hope to settle down somewhere on the outskirts of
the twin cities
4. Random Info
I love Adobe Photoshop CS4
I love Adobe Illustrator CS4
I love Adobe InDesign CS4
I am learning Adobe Flash CS4 (so far so good)
I love visual imagery, it’s gotta make me wanna look! :)
5. More Random Info
I live with my boyfriend and our kitten.
“I enjoy long walks on the beach...” (well, if the weather
was nice and we had the beach here!)
I love cooking, I’m getting better at baking.
This class seems to be quite fun, thus far.
(¢rE@†!√!†¥!) lol.
6. “My” Country
For this class, I choose the country of Kenya
Kenya is a country of East Africa
Kenya is along the Indian Ocean at the Equator
Has more than 40 ethnic groups
Main Languages: Kiswahili, English, Kikuyu, Luo
Key exports: Tea, flowers, fruit, vegetables, coffee
$ United States Dollar = 72.8349 Kenyan Shilling
Total population as of 2009 is 39,002,772 people
7. Women of Kenya
Physical Integrity:
The government of President Arap Moi has forbidden female genital mutilation
in public hospitals and the Health Minister is trying to eradicate this practice
altogether. Still, there is no formal law which condemns this act.
Today, close to 40% of women have undergone female genital mutilation.
This percentage is lower in towns, but much higher in some rural areas.
The constitution protects anybody against violence. But sexual act with a very
young girl (less than 14) or conjugal rape is not sentenced. On the other hand
frequently rapes are not prosecuted by police and justice. The percentage of
missing women is relatively low.
-Wikigender.org
70% of the illiterate people of Kenya are women
Traditional culture permits a man to discipline his wife by physical means and is
ambivalent about the seriousness of spousal rape. There is no law specifically
prohibiting spousal rape.
9. The Violence Needs to End!
Africa Renewal is a United Nations based activist group
that is helping the victims of not only Kenya, but also
the rest of Africa.
Africa Renewal : Taking On Violence Against Women
in Africa.
10. The Violence Needs to End!
Human Rights Activist Gladwell Otieno
Self Help Africa
Ndun'gu's Sexual Offenses Bill
KENYA: RAPE - THE INVISIBLE CRIME
