The Land Inequality Initiative Conceptual Paper by Elise Scalise
Record Topic: Equal Rights
What Works for Women’s Land and Property Rights? What we know and what we need to know
English, Spanish, and French versions currently available.
Powerful Women: Does Exposure Reduce Bias?
Gender quotas increase the equality and effectiveness of climate policy interventions
Drivers of change in gender norms: An annotated bibliography
"This annotated bibliography highlights selected texts on drivers of change in gender norms. It summarises some texts that outline recent thinking on social norms and that apply this analysis to understanding why inequitable gender norms persist and when they change. The work concentrates on large-scale drivers of gender norm change, such as economic change, education, communications, legal change, social and political mobilisation and conflict, rather than on project-based experience."
A stronger voice for women in local land governance: effective approaches in Tanzania, Ghana, and Senegal
By Kat Oak
Full citation: Sutz, P., Seigneret, A., Richard, M., Blankson Akapko, P., Alhassan, F., & Fall, M. (2019, August). A stronger voice for women in local land governance: effective approaches in Tanzania, Ghana, and Senegal. International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).
Gender-based violence and environment linkages: The violence of inequality
Abstract: Rooted in discriminatory gender norms and laws and shrouded in impunity, gender-based violence (GBV) occurs in all societies as a means of control, subjugation and exploitation that further reinforces gender inequality. This publication establishes that these patterns of gender-based abuse are observed across environmental contexts, affecting the security and well-being of nations, communities and individuals, and jeopardising meeting sustainable development goals (SDGs). While linkages between GBV and environmental issues are complex and multi-layered, these threats to human rights and healthy ecosystems are not insurmountable. This analysis reveals the complex and interlinking nature of GBV across three main contexts: access to and control of natural resources; environmental pressure […]
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 the Joint Land Certificate (JLC), issued to both husband and wife, through the Budget Policy of 2011/12. It finds that good practice calls for reducing cost and increase access generally. Fee waivers, special rates or subsidies in formalization programs for certain groups might be needed […]
Women’s Land Rights Toolkit
Information about 5 tools that have been successfully used by members of the International Land Coalition (ILC) to promote, protect and strengthen women’s land rights, intended to facilitate mutual learning based on good practices.
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Gender and Rural Development Brief: Europe and Central Asia
Full citation: IFAD, "Gender and Rural Development Brief: Europe and Central Asia," IFAD BRIEF (2013).