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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

The Foundation for Women’s Empowerment, Global Food Security and the Eradication of Poverty Is Beneath Our Feet

Beth Roberts explores why land is central to the themes of Rural Women’s Day (Oct. 15), World Food Day (Oct. 16) and the Day for the Eradication of Poverty (Oct. 17), along with an update on recent activities under the Stand For Her Land campaign.

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October 14, 2021