By: Kizito Makoye
Date: February 4th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
JAMBIANI, Tanzania, Feb 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Zuhura Salim was not entirely sure her family would ever recover a piece of land that her father-in-law seized when her husband died in a fishing accident some 11
By: Kinshu Dang
Date: August 5th 2016
Source: NDTV Every Life Counts
By: Rina Chandran
Date: November 2nd 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
CHAKSU, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Days before she was married 18 years ago, K. Bina Devi and her sister were called to the living room of the family home where they lived with their parents and four brothers.
Via Business World Online
August 18, 2015 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Posted on August 17, 2015 09:34:00 PM
By Tzili Mor, Director of the Landesa Center for Women’s Land Rights
Women’s rights and customary wrongs
SEATTLE -- One of the greatest challenges facing women in much of the world is
By: Ogechi Ekeanyanwu
Date: May 7th 2016
Source: Development Cable
A lot of widows in 35 countries, including Nigeria, do not have equal land inheritance rights.
In March, the gender equality bill, a bill to ensure gender parity, equal economic opportunities, and equality in marriage especially in
By: Holly Miller
Date: September 16th 2016
Source: Women's Agenda
Imagine being told you couldn’t own something because you’re a woman. Being kicked from your land and your home for not being a man.