Gender policies and land rights in Africa : navigating a minefield

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2010

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There is a growing consensus that solutions to women’s land tenure problems need to be grounded in local specificities. This brief presentation approaches the problem from the point of view of questioning the policy arena, customary law, and how to strengthen national mechanisms that promote the advancement of women.

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GENDER EQUALITY, LAND TENURE, CUSTOMARY LAW, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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