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Press Release: India’s murky inheritance laws reinforce gender discrimination, undermine women’s land rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, please contact Tyler Roush, tylerr@landesa.org India’s murky inheritance laws reinforce gender discrimination, undermine women’s land
New Video: Women’s Land Rights are #Solvable
In half the countries in the world, women face obstacles to land rights, leaving millions unable to unlock their full
Awarding land rights for women is #Solvable
Landesa researcher Gina Alvarado explains why women’s land rights are #Solvable through legal reforms and challenging gender norms. Sponsored by
Women in rural areas often don’t own land. And it’s high time to change that.
W Insight interviews Margaret McClung, land tenure and gender specialist at Landesa, about why owning land is the critical ingredient
COP25 Side Event: Human Rights and Climate Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Human Rights and Climate Action – A COP25 Side Event Global Perspectives on How Governments can Fulfill
Landesa advocates for land rights before UN Committee
Last week, Landesa’s Beth Roberts spoke before the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights about land as a
Marriage or Inheritance: The Strange choice before daughters of Uttar Pradesh, India
Shipra Deo, Landesa’s Director of Women’s Land Rights, India, writes about a new amendment that expanded on the inheritance rights
Sowing Global Equality
Diplomatic Courier’s Molly McCluskey interviews Landesa’s Tanzania Program Director Monica Mhoja, Board member Musimbi Kanyoro, and CEO Chris Jochnick for
Why Women Farmers Deserve the Right to Identity
On the 2019 International Day of Rural Women, Landesa’s Shipra Deo explores how land rights are an essential element for
Four Questions with Shipra Deo
We’re doing bite-sized interviews with our staff so you can get a better idea of who they are and how







