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Marriage system, access to land, and social protection for women: the case of Senegal
This paper present the findings of a field survey, which revealed that women never thought of invoking Islamic laws to advance their interests lest they should antagonise their male relatives and be compelled to forsake key social protections that they have traditionally enjoyed.
Rights of Women and Access to Land in Sénégal: a Citizenship to be Conquered
The feminization of poverty in Sénégal seems largely related to women's difficulty in accessing resources, notably land. Patrilinear modes of social organization persist despite the existence of laws protecting the rights of women. Several studies have attempted to explain the persistence of gender...
Senegal: Country Profile
This summary of Land Tenure and Property Rights (LTPR) issues in Senegal is part of a series of LTPR Country Profiles produced for USAID. The profile includes information on property rights and tenure concerning land, forests, freshwater, and minerals, as well as an aggregation of LTPR-related...
Senegal: Individual Land Control Linked to Women's Empowerment MediaGlobal

Women in Senegal face immense obstacles to individual land acquisition and control. Land inaccessibility is a problem that leads to limitations on women's economic productivity and food security. Women in Senegal can access land through associations and groups of women, but this is not...

Social and economic impacts of land titling programmes in urban and peri-urban areas: international experience and case studies of Senegal and South Africa
This is the final report of a study that sought to assess the social and economic impacts of land titling and home ownership programmes in urban and peri-urban areas of developing countries. These programmes have been widely promoted by governments and international agencies despite limited...
The Loi Relative au Domaine Nationale 1964, (National Domain Law)
Till to tiller: International migration, remittances and land rights in West Africa

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Migrants are important to development and poverty reduction in their home countries. For many countries the levels of remittances from relatives abroad exceed...

Traditional marriage practices as determinants of women’s land rights in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review of research based on research by Jean-Philippe Platteau, Anita Abraham, Frederic Gaspart, and Luc Stevens

This article looks at land tenure systems as well as changes in traditional marriage institutions and social security in Senegal and Burkina Faso and argues that it is crucial that women’s social security and bargaining power within the traditional institutions be preserved while introducing new...

Women and Land in Africa: A case study from Senegal
Women and Land in Africa: Case Study of Senegal
This study analyses the important role played by women in the Senegalese economy through their contribution in agriculture, which remains the key activity and the target of development policy. Such analysis shows that although their contribution is extremely important, it is invisible and not taken...