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A field of one’s own: gender and land rights in South Asia

Awarding the Edgar Graham Book Prize in 1996, “the judges were unanimous that this book will become a classic landmark work of reference.” They said: “Professor Agarwal’s book gives a masterly review and analysis of women’s property rights in South Asia. It goes into the detailed legal,...

A Gender Analysis of Tsunami Impact: Relief, Recovery and Reconstruction in some Districts in Sri Lanka
This report presents the findings of a study supported by UNIFEM and coordinated by the Center for Women’s Research in the period March – September 2005. The research for the study was done by seven women’s organizations who linked with their partner community based organizations in six districts...
A Guide to Property Law in Afghanistan
This publication provides an overview of the laws and legal system which pertains to property in Afghanistan.
A place to live: Women’s inheritance rights in Africa

This is a summary of a report of findings from 10 countries including Senegal and Nigeria.

A series of articles on the struggle for land in Okara
A socio-legal study on the Head of the Household concept in Sri Lanka

The study sought to understand the origins and the use of the Head of the Household concept in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the tsunami as it was used to disentitle women of post tsunami state allocated lands.

A survey of indigenous land tenure in Subsaharan Africa, Land Reform, Land settlements and cooperatives

A survey of indigenous land tenure in Subsaharan Africa, Land Reform, Land settlements and cooperatives, 2004/1

A Transformation of customary marriage and Inheritance Laws of the Sinhalese under British Colonialism
Afghanistan:national reconstruction and poverty reduction -- the role of women in Afghanistan’s future
This report was intended to serve as an input for the government’s efforts to address gender disparities. It synthesized existing information and identified critical areas in which gender-responsive actions are likely to enhance growth, poverty reduction and human well-being including in the area...
Africa: Customary Law still Bars Women’s Access to Land
This article argues that despite laws which give women equal rights to land, women continue to be blocked from land control by cultural and economic factors.