abstract: 'The cut flower industry is one of Kenya''s fastest growing foreign

  exchange earners. The industry is dominated by large-scale sophisticated

  outfits, growing mainly flowers in greenhouses. Employer-employee

  relations in flower plantations at times develop in the context of

  infringement of human, social, and labour rights. Recurrent problems

  such as exposure to toxic chemicals without appropriate protective gear

  and employment terms are rarely addressed. Consequently, women who are

  normally employed as unskilled workers in flower production greenhouses

  are more vulnerable. In order to change the prevailing inequality and

  allow equal relations in flower industry, it is necessary to understand

  details of the current situation. The study aimed at mapping existing

  data on gender concerns in cut flower sub-sector, with the view of

  offering suggestions for establishment of proactive gender policies and

  gender mainstreaming frameworks. Secondary sources of data were used to

  gather information. A combination of library/internet search and desk

  study was used to ensure exhaustion of access to existing data. The

  contents of the documents accessed were analysed systematically to

  reveal the key dimensions presented in the data. This study traced a

  wide range of gender concerns covering four main themes; gender rights

  and participation, gender and employment, gender and sexual harassment

  and gender in small holder flower value chain. For the code of conduct

  to be effective, it must be gender sensitive with a continual process of

  awareness raising and improvement with an ultimate aim of fostering a

  work environment where the social and economic rights of workers are

  respected. This requires an education process of management and workers

  on recognising that improving labour conditions through gender sensitive

  policies and frameworks would enhance productivity and quality of work.

  It is in the interest of all stakeholders, including the government,

  trade unions, workers, among others, to ensure that this occurs.'
affiliation: 'Miriti, LC (Corresponding Author), Natl Hort Res Ctr, Kenya Agr Res
  Inst, POB 220-01000, Thika, Kenya.

  Miriti, L. C.; Gikaara, D. M.; Gitonga, J., Natl Hort Res Ctr, Kenya Agr Res Inst,
  POB 220-01000, Thika, Kenya.

  Waiganjo, M. M., Dept Agr Livestock \& Fisheries, Kiambu, Kiambu County, Kenya.'
author: Miriti, L. C. and Gikaara, D. M. and Gitonga, J. and Waiganjo, M. M.
author-email: lydiahmiriti@gmail.com
author_list:
- family: Miriti
  given: L. C.
- family: Gikaara
  given: D. M.
- family: Gitonga
  given: J.
- family: Waiganjo
  given: M. M.
booktitle: I INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ORNAMENTALS IN AFRICA
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1077.9
editor: Wesonga, JM and Opiyo, AM
files: []
isbn: 978-94-62610-70-5
issn: 0567-7572
keywords: flowers; Kenya; existing data; gender relations; large scale
language: English
note: '1st International Symposium on Ornamentals in Africa, Naivasha, KENYA,

  SEP 09-13, 2013'
number-of-cited-references: '14'
pages: 95-104
papis_id: 4233bbceb3133329f581a8e9731a016b
ref: Miriti2015mappinggender
series: Acta Horticulturae
times-cited: '0'
title: Mapping Gender Concerns in Cut-Flower Value Chains in Kenya
type: Proceedings Paper
unique-id: WOS:000378329000009
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '11'
volume: '1077'
web-of-science-categories: Horticulture
year: '2015'