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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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   The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Land Rights – Case Studies from Kenya

   Aliber, Michael, Cherryl Walker, Mumbi Machera, Paul Kamau, Charles Omondi, and Karuti Kanyinga. 2004. The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Land Rights: Case Studies from Kenya. Cape Town: HSRC Publisher.

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   Topics: Economies, Economic Inequality, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Land Tenure, Health, HIV/AIDS, Households, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, East Africa Countries: Kenya

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   Personal Reflections on Drafting Laws to Improve Women’s Access to Land: Is There a Magic Wand?

   McAuslan, Patrick. 2010. “Personal Reflections on Drafting Laws to Improve Women’s Access to Land: Is There a Magic Wand?” Journal of Eastern African Studies 4 (1): 114-30.

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   Topics: Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Governance, Constitutions, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa Countries: Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda Keywords: gender equality, law reform, land policy

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   Liberalisation and the Debates on Women’s Access to Land

   Razavi, Shahra. 2007. “Liberalisation and the Debates on Women’s Access to Land.” Third World Quarterly 28 (8): 1479-1500.

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   Topics: Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Land Tenure, Rights, Land Rights, Property Rights, Women's Rights Keywords: women's land access, gender equality, land tenure reform, liberalization, women's rights, customary reforms

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   Women, Men and Trees: Gender, Power and Property in Forest and Agrarian Landscapes

   Rocheleau, Dianne, and David Edmunds. 1997. “Women, Men and Trees: Gender, Power and Property in Forest and Agrarian Landscapes.” World Development 25 (8): 1351-71.

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   Topics: Gender, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Land Tenure, Rights, Land Rights, Property Rights Regions: Africa

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   Gender and Command Over Property: A Critical Gap in Economic Analysis and Policy in South Asia

   Agarwal, Bina. 1994. “Gender and Command Over Property: A Critical Gap in Economic Analysis and Policy in South Asia.” World Development 22 (10): 1455-1478.

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   Topics: Economies, Economic Inequality, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Gender Equity, Rights, Land Rights, Property Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Asia, South Asia Keywords: gender inequality, Property Rights, land rights, collective action

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   Burying Otieno: The Politics of Gender and Ethnicity in Kenya

   Stamp, Patricia.1991.”Burying Otieno: The Politics of Gender and Ethnicity in Kenya”. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 16 (4): 808-45.

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   Topics: Ethnicity, Gender, Women, Gender Equality/Inequality, Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, East Africa Countries: Kenya

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   Gender, Ethnicity and Class: “Burying Otieno” Revisited

   Gordon, April. 1995. "Gender, Ethnicity and Class in Kenya: “Burying Otieno” Revisited.” Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 20 (41): 883- 912.

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   Topics: Class, Ethnicity, Feminisms, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Gender Equality/Inequality, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, East Africa Countries: Kenya Keywords: social reality, women's rights, land rights, Property Rights, patriarchy

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   Explaining Sexual Violence and Gender Inequalities in the DRC

   Freedman, Jane. 2011. “Explaining Sexual Violence and Gender Inequalities in the DRC.” Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice 23 (2): 170-175.

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   Topics: Armed Conflict, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Humanitarian Assistance, Context-Appropriate Response to Trauma, International Organizations, NGOs, Rights, Women's Rights, Sexual Violence, Rape, SV against Women, Violence Regions: Africa, Central Africa Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Keywords: sexual violence, conflict, gender inequality

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    Frontline Feminisms: Women, War, and Resistance

    Waller, Marguerite. and Jennifer Rycenga. 2000. Frontline Feminisms: Women, War, and Resistance. New York: Garland Pub. 

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Combatants, Female Combatants, Ethnicity, Feminisms, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Militarization, Nonviolence, Political Participation, Race, Rights, Women's Rights, Sexual Violence, SV against Women Keywords: war, feminism, women

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