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    Human Rights, Formalization and Women’s Land Rights in Southern and Eastern Africa

    Ikdahl, Ingunn, Anne Hellum Randi Kaarhus, Tor A. Benjaminsen, and Patricia Kameri-Mbote. 2005. Human Rights, Formalization and Women’s Land Rights in Southern and Eastern Africa. 26. Aas, Norway: Noragric. 

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    Topics: Economies, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Gender Equality/Inequality, Land Tenure, Households, International Organizations, Rights, Human Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe Keywords: development, economics, law, women's land rights, women, International actors

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    Widows Weeds: Gender, AIDS and the Agrarian Question in Southern Africa

    O’Laughlin, Bridget. 2007. “Widows Weeds: Gender, AIDS and the Agrarian Question in Southern Africa.” Paper presented at the annual conference of Institudo de Estudos Sociaise Económicos, Maputo, Mozambique, September 19.

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    Topics: Gender, Women, Land Tenure, Health, HIV/AIDS, Rights, Land Rights, Property Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, Southern Africa

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    Women and Land Tenure in Southern Africa: A Human Rights-Based Approach

    Mutangadura, Gladys. 2004. “Women and Land Tenure in Southern Africa: A Human Rights-Based Approach.” Paper prepared for Session Two: Gender, Land Rights and Inheritance, Church House, Westminister, London, United Kingdom, November 8-9.

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    Topics: Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Gender Equity, Land Tenure, Livelihoods, Rights, Human Rights, Land Rights, Property Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, Southern Africa

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    The Communal Land Rights Act and Women: Does the Act Remedy or Entrench Discrimination and the Distortion of the Customary?

    Claassens, Aninka. 2005. The Communal Land Rights Act and Women: Does the Act Remedy or Entrench Discrimination and the Distortion of the Customary? Cape Town: Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies, School of Government, University of the Western Cape.

    Topics: Gender, Women, Gender Equality/Inequality, Land Tenure, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: South Africa Keywords: women's land rights, land reform, customary law, gender inequality, tenure security

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    Our Daughters Inherit our Land, but our Sons Use Their Wives’ Fields: Matrilineal-Matrilocal Land Tenure and the New Land Policy in Malawi

    Peters, Pauline E. 2010. “Our Daughters Inherit our Land, but our Sons Use Their Wives’ Fields: Matrilineal-Matrilocal Land Tenure and the New Land Policy in Malawi.” Journal of Eastern African Studies 4 (1): 179-199.

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    Topics: Gender, Women, Men, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Gender Equality/Inequality, Gender Equity, Land Tenure, Rights, Land Rights, Property Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Malawi Keywords: matrilineal-matrilocal, land tenure, settlement schemes, gender equity, land policy

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    Women’s Land Rights and Land Tenure Reforms in Malawi: What Difference Does Matriliny Make?

    Kaarhus, Randi. 2010. “Women’s Land Rights and Land Tenure Reforms in Malawi: What Difference Does Matriliny Make?” Forum for Development Studies 37 (2): 171-92.

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    Topics: Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Land Tenure, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Malawi Keywords: land rights, formalization, tenure reform, women's rights, gender relations, matriliny, Malawi

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    Reshaping Women’s Land Rights on Communal Rangeland

    Kleinbooi, Karin. 2013. “Reshaping Women’s Land Rights on Communal Rangeland.” African Journal of Range & Forage Science 30 (1-2): 17–21.

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    Topics: Gender, Gendered Power Relations, Land Tenure, Livelihoods, Political Economies, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Namibia, South Africa

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    Intergenerational Struggles over Urban Housing: The Impact on Livelihoods of the Elderly in Zimbabwe

    Paradza, Gaynor Gamuchirai. 2009. “Intergenerational Struggles over Urban Housing: The Impact on Livelihoods of the Elderly in Zimbabwe.” Gender & Development 17 (3): 417-26.

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    Topics: Age, Gender, Women, Land Tenure, Households, Livelihoods, Rights, Land Rights Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Zimbabwe Keywords: elderly, Zimbabwe, urban, housing, inheritance, livelihood, tenure

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    Large Scale Land Deals, Global Capital and the Politics of Livelihoods: Experiences of Women Small-Holder Farmers in Chisumbanje, Zimbabwe

    Mutopo, Patience, and Manase Chiweshe. 2012. “Large Scale Land Deals, Global Capital and the Politics of Livelihoods: Experiences of Women Small-Holder Farmers in Chisumbanje, Zimbabwe.” Paper presented at the International Conference on Global Land Grabbing II, Ithaca, NY, October 17-19.

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    Topics: Development, Economies, Gender, Women, Land Tenure, Land Grabbing, Livelihoods, NGOs, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Zimbabwe Keywords: large scale, land deals, women livelihood, politics, agency, agro fuels

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    Land Tenure Insecurity and Formalizing Land Rights in Madagascar: A Gender Perspective on the Certification Program

    Widman, Marit. 2014. “Land Tenure Insecurity and Formalizing Land Rights in Madagascar: A Gender Perspective on the Certification Program.” Feminist Economics 20 (1): 130–54. 

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    Topics: Economies, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Land Tenure, Governance, Land Grabbing, Political Economies, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: Madagascar Keywords: gender inequality, institutions, land, intrahousehold allocation, survey research, rural economic development

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