Shipra Deo, Landesa’s Women’s Land Rights (WLR) Director in India, writes about a new law in Uttar Pradesh that strengthens WLRs, the history of WLRs in the region, and practical steps to continue forward progress.
This post originally appeared on the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. By Jennifer …
This blog originally appeared on Women Deliver. By Godfrey Massay I was twelve …
Ninety-five years ago today women in the United States gained access to the ballot box, thanks to the passage of the 19th amendment. This fundamental right of any democracy was no easy fight for the suffragists of the 19th century. It took 132 years for women in the United States to access this very basic right to vote promised in the U.S. Constitution. Though the constitutional right to vote was gender neutral, conservative authorities interpreted it to mean only free (read white) male adult property owners should be entrusted with a vote.
This blog was originally published by Devex.com on November 18 as part of their …
By Jen Duncan and Scholastica Haule This post first appeared in the Guardian’s …
Three years ago, the world cheered when parliamentarians drafted, and voters approved, provisions …
This post originally appeared on Devex as part of their Land Matters campaign. …
Women in Ol Pusimoru, Kenya have much to celebrate today – but it …
My name is Jen Duncan and I’m a senior attorney at Landesa. People …
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