Similarly, there ought to be investment in public education to shift attitudes and practices that undermine women’s land rights. The legal pluralism that governs women’s land rights is characterized by inconsistencies which inadvertently undermine women’s rights to land and property. Secure land rights for women require a gender-responsive property rights framework beyond land laws. The analysis must not only account for external threats, but also capture intra-community threats to women’s land rights. Considering the incessant hunger for land, we need to pay particular attention to women’s land rights in their various contexts.

Source: Daily Observer December 02, 2019 20:48 UTC