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On Equal Ground: Promising Practices for Realizing Women’s Rights in Collectively Held Lands
By Karen Chen
Detailing case studies from five communities around the world showing promising approaches to securing equal tenure rights for women and the conditions that enabled these communities to do so.
Strategies to Get Gender onto the Agenda of the “Land Grab” Debate
Full citation: Daley, E., "Strategies to Get Gender onto the Agenda of the 'Land Grab' Debate," ILC POLICY BRIEF (March 2011).
Greater empowerment and security of women through the Joint Land Ownership Certificate
Full citation: International Land Coalition. (2014). “Greater empowerment and security of women through the Joint Land Ownership Certificate.” – This paper looks at work in Nepal to push for joint ownership and increased ownership for women of land. Pre-titling activities included workshops, demonstrations, art work, meetings, and street drama. The Government of Nepal then introduced […]
Collective tenure rights: Realizing the potential for REDD+ and sustainable development
Information brief
Property rights, intersectionality, and women’s empowerment in Nepal
Full citation: Pradhan, R., Meinzen-Dick, R., & S. Theis, "Property rights, intersectionality, and women's empowerment in Nepal," JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES (July 2019).
Understanding Gender Relations in the Land Discourse
Compiled and edited by Sunila Singh & Vidya Bhushan Rawat
Nepal Marriage Registration Act
Impact of Joint Land Ownership and Land Entitlement to Women in Nepal
Progress report of preliminary findings.
Empowering Widows: An Overview of policies and programmes in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka
Full citation: UN Women. (2014). “Empowering Widows: An Overview of policies and programmes in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.” – This paper finds that strengthening engagement with civil society in the implementation of government programs results in a more enabling environment for widows to claim services, including land rights. Focus group discussions in India and […]