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Despite courts, the plot is against daughters

A new court ruling in India expands the scope of a daughter's right to inherit land, but the bigger picture remains one of stark gender disparities in land rights.

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February 11, 2022

We Cannot Be Equal Until We Are People

Securing land rights for women digs down to the root of gender inequality; radically, quietly uprooting it, overturning it, elevating women toward equal legal personhood at household, community and societal levels.

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January 25, 2022

Securing land rights is key to fulfilling the COP 26 pact

For national governments pursuing their climate commitments, securing land tenure for their rural populations would lay the foundation for effective, sustainable climate action.

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January 10, 2022

Ending land tenure system discrimination

In Tanzania, closing the land policy implementation gap is the key to unlocking women's potential in agriculture.

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December 03, 2021

If We Are Not Talking About a Daughter’s Right to Inherit Land, We Are Missing Something Foundational

It is time to include equal inheritance for girls as an integral part of our solutions towards their equal self-worth, dignity and opportunity.

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November 25, 2021