TY - JOUR
T1 - Land Governance, Gender Equality and Development
T2 - Past Achievements and Remaining Challenges
AU - Ravnborg, Helle Munk
AU - Spichiger, Rachel
AU - Broegaard, Rikke Brandt
AU - Pedersen, Rasmus Hundsbæk
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1002/jid.3215
DO - 10.1002/jid.3215
M3 - Journal article
VL - 28
SP - 412
EP - 427
JO - Journal of International Development
JF - Journal of International Development
SN - 0954-1748
IS - 3
ER -