Land Governance, Gender Equality and Development: Past Achievements and Remaining Challenges

Helle Munk Ravnborg*, Rachel Spichiger, Rikke Brandt Broegaard, Rasmus Hundsbæk Pedersen

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    Abstract

    Most land governance reforms seek to enhance tenure security, encourage investments and thereby promote economic growth. Increasingly, land reforms attempt to secure women's and other vulnerable groups' access to land. This article reviews the extent to which gender equality in land tenure has been pursued in these reforms and examines the role played by donor cooperation. Despite significant progress in developing land legislation that upholds gender equality, implementation often does not follow suit, and women still face discrimination. Based on country case studies, the article identifies six challenges, which should be addressed to achieve gender equality in land tenure.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of International Development
    Volume28
    Issue number3
    Pages (from-to)412-427
    Number of pages16
    ISSN0954-1748
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2016

    Keywords

    • Customary
    • Development cooperation
    • Gender equality
    • Land tenure
    • Legal
    • Statutory

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