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Gender and access to land

FAO Land Tenure Studies 4

Reports & Research
January, 2002
Global
women
gender equity in access to land
This study stresses the importance of land for the rural poor as a source of livelihood and describes the gendered and often inequitable experience of access to land and other natural resources. It also provides a set of guidelines for actions to increase women's access to land, including awareness raising, and emphasises the need for better contextual udnerstanding of the gendered aspects in land allocation and adjudication. The report also provides suggestions for indicators of secure land access prior to, during and after programs of intervention.
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Access to and control over land from a gender perspective

A study conducted in the Volta region of Ghana

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2004
Ghana
women
gender equity in access to land
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Gender, Land, and Livelihoods in East Africa

Through Farmers' Eyes

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2001
Eastern Africa
women
land rights
gender equity in access to land
In rural Africa and the Middle East, many ecosystems are on the verge of collapse. The interplay of social, ecological, and political-economic forces has compromised the ability of farmers to sustain their precious soil. As a result, farmers, and especially women farmers, face a constant daily struggle to survive.
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Changing Customary Land Rights and Gender Relations in the Context of HIV/AIDS in Africa

Reports & Research
January, 2006
Global
property law
gender equity in access to land
The effect of prime-age adult death and its consequences on access to land for the survivors has not been fully explored nor incorporated into policy regardless the fact that high adult mortality is now the lived reality in countries affected by HIV/AIDS, particularly in Africa. This paper explores the gendered relationships between adult death due to HIV/AIDS and changes in land rights for the survivors particularly widows. In many African societies, women have traditionally accessed land through marriage.
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Differentiation of Women's Land Tenure Security in Southern Africa

Reports & Research
January, 2011
Southern Africa, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe
women
land rights
gender equity in access to land
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Securing Women’s Right to Land and Livelihoods - A Key to Ending Hunger and Fighting AIDS

Reports & Research
January, 2008
Africa, Global
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
land rights
women
[From the Executive Summary] Women’s access to and control over land is crucial for improving their status and reducing gender inequalities, which in turn are critical factors in reducing the prevalence of poverty, malnutrition and AIDS. Women’s farming activities, which prioritise providing food for the family, have been largely overlooked in agricultural policy. And women’s rights to land and livelihoods have barely been included in HIV strategies and programmes.
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Innovations for securing women s access to land in Eastern Africa

Reports & Research
January, 2011
Eastern Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda
women
legal empowerment
gender equity in access to land
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Improving gender equity in access to land

Training Resources & Tools
January, 2006
Global
women
land rights
gender equity in access to land
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Gender, Land and Asset Survey Uganda

Gender Differences in Asset Rights in Central Uganda

Reports & Research
January, 2011
Uganda
women
land rights
gender equity in access to land
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Gender, Land and Asset Survey South Africa

Gender Differences in Asset Rights in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Reports & Research
January, 2011
South Africa
women
land rights
gender equity in access to land