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Equal Rights, Equal Power
On International Widows’ Day, Landesa’s Dr. Monica Mhoja shares Sarah’s story to spotlight the urgent need for gender-equitable land rights
Implementing progressive laws can accelerate securing women’s land rights in Francophone Africa
Modern land reforms remain indispensable to tackle gender inequality in areas where customary discriminatory practices are dominant. Landesa intern Joy
India’s tribal women left behind in progress toward gender equality
A discriminatory land governance system coupled with gendered social norms result in violence and oppression of women in Jharkhand, India.
Why are tribal women in India still robbed of their land rights?
In Jharkhand, eastern India, women are not entitled to own land and accusations of witchcraft are wielded against them to
Rituals of marriage create untold suffering for millions of widows in India
The ideal of a married woman decorated with sindoor, sakha, and bichiya is romanticized through legend and folklore; steeped in
Rural Women: Celebrating the Culture of Courage
This post originally appeared on Women’s Advancement Deeply. On the U.N.’s International Day of Rural Women, Shipra Deo of land
Her Labor, His Land? How Insecure Land Rights Undermine Women and Contribute to Food Insecurity in Kenya
This blog originally appeared on Fair World Project. Written by Megan Olson Katherine* wiped the sweat off her brow as
Branded as Witches, Stripped of Land: Tanzania’s Widows Need Support
This blog originally appeared on Women’s Advancement Deeply. By Dr. Monica Mhoja THE WORD “KUTULIJIWA” is one I was familiar with
