Record Item Year: 2015
Unequal and Unprotected: Women’s Rights under Lebanese Personal Status Laws
Delivering on Women Farmers’ Rights
Full citation: Euphrasia, A. (2015). “Delivering on Women Farmers’ Rights.” – This policy brief discusses the reasons that the situation for women smallholder farmers across Africa has not changed much in the past decade. It identifies four main barriers to women smallholder farmers’ participation: women’s access to and control of land; unpaid care work (childcare, […]
Delivering on Women Farmers’ Rights
Malawi Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Act
Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Act, 2015
An Act to make provision for marriage, divorce and family relations between spouses and between unmarried couples, their welfare and maintenance, and that of their children; and for connected matters.
Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Bill (2015)
Namibia Child Care and Protection Act
Child Care and Protection Act 3 of 2015
(GG 5744) brought into force on 30 January 2019 by GN 4/2019 (GG 6829) The Act is amended by the Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act 1 of 2018 (GG 6562). However, that amending Act has not yet been brought into force, so the amendments made by it are not reflected here.
Empowering women? Inheritance rights, female education and dowry payments in India
Full citation: Roy, S. (2015). Empowering women? Inheritance rights, female education and dowry payments in India. Journal of Development Economics 114: 233-51.