Making Women's Voices Count in Community Decision-Making on Land Investments
Publisher: World Resources Institute
Author(s): Celine Salcedo-La Vina and Maitri Morarji
Date: 2016
Topics: Gender, Governance, Land, Renewable Resources
This working paper examines options for strengthening women’s participatory rights in the face of increasing commercial pressures on land in three countries: Mozambique, Tanzania, and the Philippines. It focuses on how regulatory reform—reforms in the rules, regulations, guidelines, and procedures that implement national land acquisition and investment laws—can promote gender equity and allow women to realize the rights afforded by national legal frameworks and international standards. The paper stems from a collaborative project between World Resources Institute and partner organizations in the three countries studied.