This framework is intended to help you assess the current situation for women’s land rights in a specific country, state, or community. This framework looks at a single question: Can women inherit land?
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LandWise: The Research Process
This guide is intended to help users get started with conducting online and print research on topics related to women and land. Specifically, this guide will help users identify the laws and social science materials necessary for conducting a general legal review of women and land topics. Legal reviews help practitioners identify gaps in specific laws and policies and expose opportunities for policy recommendations.
Promises, Power, and Poverty: Corporate Land Deals and Rural Women in Africa
Full citation: Tandon, N. & Wegerif, M., “Promises, Power, and Poverty: Corporate Land Deals and Rural Women in Africa,” 170 OXFAM POLICY PAPER (April 2013).
Gender Asset and Wealth Gaps Evidence from Ecuador, Ghana and Karnataka, India
Full citation: Cheryl Doss, Carmen Diana Deere, Abena D. Oduro, Hema Swaminathan, Suchitra J. Y., Rahul Lahoti, W. Baah-Boateng, L. Boakye-Yiadom, Jackeline Contreras, Jennifer Twyman, Zachary Catanzarite, Caren Grown, and Marya Hillesland. The Gender Asset and Wealth Gaps: Evidence from Ecuador, Ghana, and Karnataka, India. Bangalore: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. 2011.
Progress of the World’s Women: In Pursuit of Justice
Full citation: UN Women, “Progress of the World’s Women: In Pursuit of Justice,” UN WOMEN REPORT (2011).
Gender Inequalities in Ownership and Control of Land in Africa: Myths versus Reality
Full citation: Doss, C., Kovarik, C., Peterman, A., Quisumbing, A. and van den Bold, M., “Gender Inequalities in Ownership and Control of Land in Africa: Myths versus Reality,” 01308 IFPRI DISCUSSION PAPER (December 2013).
Securing community land and resource rights in Africa: A guide to legal reform and best practices
Full citation: Pritchard, J., Lesniewska, F., Lomax, T., Ozinga, S. and Morel, C., “Securing community land and resource rights in Africa: A guide to legal reform and best practices,” FERN, FPP, & CED PUBLICATION (January 2014).
Assets, Wealth and Spousal Violence: Insights from Ecuador and Ghana
Full citation: Oduro, A., Deere, C. D., and Catanzarite, Z., “Assets, Wealth and Spousal Violence: Insights from Ecuador and Ghana,” 12 GENDER ASSET GAP PROJECT WORKING PAPER (August 2012).
The Global Gender Gap Report
Securing Rights and Livelihoods for Rural Women in the Context of Corporate Land Investments: Learning From Experiences in Africa
Full citation: Tandon, N. & Wegerif, M., “Securing Rights and Livelihoods for Rural Women in the Context of Corporate Land Investments: Learning From Experiences in Africa,” WB LAND & POVERTY CONFERENCE PAPER (April 2013).