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Learn with us at the Women’s Land Rights Institute

We know that there is not one single path to achieving a global shift in women’s land tenure security.   At a minimum, it is going to take: Continued advocacy and activism at global, regional, and national levels. Policy, law, and regulation reforms that take the best from both economic development and rights-based approaches. Effective grievance and enforcement mechanisms at all levels that work for women and men equally when rights are threatened or violated. Connecting women’s land and property rights to the global movement for gender equality and economic justice – and addressing the shared core issues of women’s […]

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November 2020 Bulletin

WELCOME Hello, and welcome to our nearly-end-of-year bulletin. We have a couple of exciting things to share, including updates on the research of our current grantees, and the launch of an innovative new initiative under the Resource Equity umbrella. And as always, if you’ve any questions, queries or concerns, drop us a line: kurstinb@resourceequity.org. WOMEN’S LAND RIGHTS INSTITUTE and RE 2020 FUNDRAISER GRANTEES UPDATE ON BEING A GIRL WHAT WORKS FOR WOMEN SPANISH TRANSLATION JOIN THE BOARD OF RESOURCE EQUITY CURRENT PROJECTS OUR 2020 FUNDRAISER and THE INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN’S LAND RIGHTS The focus of our 2020 Fundraising campaign is […]

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Quarterly Bulletin

WELCOME Hello, and welcome to the new look Resource Equity Quarterly Bulletin. Why are we sending you this? Because it’s good to talk. And it’s good to listen. We want to do both: to keep you up to date with what we’re doing at Resource Equity, and to share interesting and useful research we’ve come across over the past few months. As you’ll see, we have a renewed focus, and that focus is based around one key concept: when it comes to secure land tenure, what works for women? You’ll see that phrase over and over again in this bulletin. […]

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Mid Year Bulletin

Mining projects pose challenges and opportunities for women and men. However, women often bear an unequal burden of the negative impacts from mining projects and, when benefits are made available to local stakeholders, women often go without a share of those benefits. Resource Equity: Women, Land and Mining: Effective Strategies for Improved Global Practice Hi. Welcome to the mid-year Resource Equity Bulletin.  In this edition, we’re focusing on the intersection between gender and extractive industries. This represents the culmination of several years worth of work by Resource Equity, exploring the obstacles to women benefitting from mining and other extractive projects. […]

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