Full Citation: Dancer, Helen (2017) An equal right to inherit? Women’s land rights, customary law and constitutional reform in Tanzania. Social and Legal Studies, 26 (3). pp. 291-310. ISSN 1461-7390
Record Topic: Widows
Innovating Justice for Widows in Kenya%3$s>
Landmark Step to Gender Equality%3$s>
Full Citation: Agarwal, B., “Landmark Step to Gender Equality,” THE HINDU ONLINE EDITION (Sept. 2005).
Gender-Based Violence and Property-Grabbing in Africa: A Denial of Women’s Liberty and Security%3$s>
Full citation: Izumi, K., “Gender-based violence and property-grabbing in Africa: a denial of women’s liberty and security” 15(1) GENDER & DEVELOPMENT (March 2007).
The National Land Policy for Kenya: Critical Gender Issues and Policy Statements%3$s>
Full citation: Kenya Land Alliance, “The National Land Policy in Kenya: Critical Gender Issues and Policy Statements,” 1 KLA ISSUES PAPER (August 2004).
Report on the proceedings of the National Conference on Women’s Land and Property Rights and Livelihood in Namibia, with a Special Focus on HIV/AIDS%3$s>
Full citation: Namibia Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare & FAO, “Report on the proceedings of the National Conference on Women’s Land and Property Rights and Livelihood in Namibia, with a Special Focus on HIV/AIDS,” (July 2005).
Gender and Land Tenure Reform%3$s>
Full citation: Giovarelli, R. (2009). “Gender and Land Tenure Reform,” in ONE BILLION RISING 196 (R. Prosterman, et al. eds., Leiden U. Press). – This chapter talks about specific threats to women’s land rights. They include that it may be culturally or legally impossible for women to acquire land rights through markets, inheritance, transfer or gift; that a woman’s marital status (marriage, divorce, bride price, dowry or polygamy) may create barriers to women’s land rights; that privatization or individualization of land may result in loss of non-ownership rights that women have to land (e.g., the right to use land); and […]