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What works for women’s land rights?
A series of insights looking at ways to strengthen women’s access to and control over land in Africa
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Woman tilling soil with a hoe.
Bringing attention to what works for women’s land rights
… promotion of gender equitable land governance has been an open debate for many years in development circles. Our new IIED blog series 'What works for women’s land rights' focuses on gender and land tenure, and … Land acquisitions and rights … What works for women’s land rights? … Bringing attention to what works for women’s land rights …
News, 15 October 2020
Women using hoes in a crop field in Kilosa, Tanzania.
Blog series probes principles: what works for women’s land rights?
… Land is the backbone of livelihoods for most women and men in rural Africa. It is central to food production … on the rise. Yet, there is still no clear evidence or consensus on what strategies most effectively strengthen women’s land rights in … participation of women in local land commissions. Complexities ‘What works for women’s land rights’ has been an open debate among researchers …
Insight, 15 October 2020
A group of people pose for a photo outside, with trees in the background. There is a banner in the middle
En Zambie, les chefs traditionnels font évoluer les normes en matière de genre et renforcent les droits fonciers des femmes
… Land acquisitions and rights … What works for women’s land rights? …
Insight, 01 July 2022
Three women and a man sit on a bench.
Women claim their space in land governance
… and politically active women gathered to agree who would run for election for the leadership positions of its Community Land Development and Management Committee – the body responsible for … border where, like most tenure systems in Liberia, land rights are based on customary laws derived from local lineage-based …
Insight, 18 November 2021
Four people sit on the floor to look at a map on the ground.
In her name: securing land tenure for women in Zambia
… I had seven young children and there was nowhere to go and no way for me to feed them except for the farm.” Taking agricultural land from widows is common across much of the world, including in … programme is helping to resolve long-standing tensions over customary rights and promoting gender-responsive practices to encourage joint land …
Insight, 14 October 2021
Standing and seating men and women pose for a group photograph
Zambia’s chiefs champion gender equality in land and natural resource governance
… Zambian land is governed through statutory and customary systems. Under the … system, the Zambian Constitution states that men and women have equal rights under the law, and the 2014 National Gender Policy gives … to customary land in Zambia. This exclusion has profound implications for Zambian women, as customary land accounts for well over half of the …
Insight, 06 September 2021
Group of women and young girls dressed in traditional clothing, sitting down in a wide open field, in a circle. Another person is standing and talking to them.
Promoting a gender-just economy through stronger rights to land and natural resources for women
… Access to, use and control over land and natural resources are central to women’s livelihoods, … are being eroded. Large-scale land-based investments – including for agriculture and extractive activities – are intersecting with … more gender-just, climate-resilient and inclusive governance systems. What is IIED doing? Building on earlier work to amplify women’s voices …
Project, 06 November 2025
A group of people pose for a photo outside, with trees in the background. There is a banner in the middle
Traditional leaders in Zambia shift gender norms and strengthen women’s land rights
… Across much of Africa, land is not allocated and inherited under statutory law but through … customary practices rooted in kinship. In patrilineal systems, land belongs to men’s families and is inherited through the paternal … over household resources, including land − so when it comes to land rights, women are left out. …
Insight, 30 June 2021
Women working the land
Study shows how training is shaping women’s awareness of their land rights
… (PDF, French language only)  – face many challenges in accessing land, aggravated by significant commercial land pressures. Disparities in land access are increasing inequality between men and women and widening … Land acquisitions and rights … What works for women’s land rights? … Study shows how training is shaping women’s awareness of their land rights …
Insight, 27 May 2021