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Aid in Support of Women's Economic Empowerment

New OECD publication "Aid in Support of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment"

Reports & Research
January, 2011
Global
agriculture
gender equity in access to land
women
Aid in Support of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (pdf, 1.5MB) published in March 2011, presents statistics on aid from DAC members to sectors focused on gender equality and women’s empowerment for the period 2008-2009.

The Global Donor Platform OECD focal point, Karim Hussein, points out that page 5 of this new publication reviews agriculture and rural development and interestingly showed that only 5% of DAC donor aid for agricultural inputs had a gender equality focus.
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

Adopted at the 16th plenary meeting, on 15 September 1995, at the Fourth World Conference on Women "Action for Equality, Development and Peace"

UN Resolutions
January, 1996
Global
women
gender equity in access to land
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

An international bill of rights for women

International Conventions or Treaties
Global
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
women
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is the only international treaty specifically focused on preventing discrimination against women and explicitly dealing with rural women and their rights (Art. 14). On 18 December 1979, the Convention was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. It entered into force as an international treaty on 3 September 1981 after the twentieth country had ratified it.
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Governing Land for Women and Men

Gender and Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and Other Natural Resources

Reports & Research
January, 2011
Global
VGGT
gender equity in access to land
land governance
The present paper is written as part of the overall Voluntary Guidelines consultation and development process and is a contribution to the subsequent preparation of the Gender Technical Guide. It contextualises and defines gender for the Voluntary Guidelines, discusses what governance of tenure means from a gender perspective and identifies and analyses key issues and themes. It then summarises recommendations relevant to gender before drawing some conclusions for the development process of the Voluntary Guidelines.
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Women’s Inheritance and Property Rights: A Vehicle to Accelerate Progress Towards the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals - Paper N. 13

Reports & Research
January, 2010
Global
land rights
property law
legal empowerment
gender equity in access to land
Strengthening women's inheritance and property rights can be an effective means of decreasing poverty and increasing gender equality, and thereby accelerating progress towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This paper presents two case studies from Rwanda and Ethiopia to illustrate the potential impact that advocacy, legislative reform and law enforcement in this area can have on the achievement of the MDGs in developing countries.
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Gender Implications of Large-Scale Land Deals

Reports & Research
January, 2011
Global
Land & Investments
women
land rights
land grabbing
gender equity in access to land
This paper - from the International Food Policy Research Institute - strives to introduce a discussion of the gender dimensions into the growing debate on large-scale land deals.
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Women's Empowerment in Pastoral Societies

Reports & Research
January, 2008
Global
women
pastoralists
land rights
gender equity in access to land
When reading about women in pastoral societies it is common to find reference to their marginalised roles, their hardship, their oppression and their lack of power as opposed to men’s domination, men’s ownership, men’s power and associated patriarchal relations.
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Gendering Land Tools

Achieving Secure Tenure for Women and Men

Training Resources & Tools
January, 2008
Global
Land & Gender
capacity development
gender equity in access to land
land rights
women
This publication, from the Global Land Tool Network, presents a mechanism for effective inclusion of women and men in land tool development and outlines methodologies and strategies for systematically developing land tools that are responsive to both women and men’s needs. Equal property rights for women and men are fundamental to social and economic gender equality. However, women often face discrimination in formal, informal and customary systems of land tenure.
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Rural Women’s Access to Land and Property in Selected Countries

Towards Achieving the Aims of Articles 14, 15 and 16 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Reports & Research
January, 2004
Global
women
land rights
advocacy
gender equity in access to land
This report is the fruit of collaboration between ILC, IFAD and FAO. It provides information on the historical background of the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol, the working methods of the Committee, reservations, as well as a summary of information provided in reports of selected countries.
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Mending the gap between law and practice

Organizational Approaches for Women's Property Rights

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2007
Global
women
capacity development
gender equity in access to land
Women in many countries are far less likely than men to own property and assets - key tools to gaining economic security and earning higher incomes. Though laws to protect women's property rights exist in most countries, gender and cultural constraints can prevent women from owning or inheriting property. In this series, the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) suggests practical steps to promote, protect and fulfill women's property rights.