This fieldwork will be structured to determine the actual practice of property rights as opposed to the legal, both formal and customary, property rights and identify inconsistencies across the differing property right regimes. The studies in Bangladesh and Guatemala will be desk-based studies but will attempt to identify discrepancies between legal property rights and the actual practice of property rights. All studies will address the broad base of property rights for women, including marital and divorce legislation. Additionally there will be an emphasis in Ethiopia and Bangladesh on property rights appropriate to rural women, issues of ownership and access to natural resources, such as land. The studies in Guatemala and South Africa will have a more urban focus including attention to labor legislation as it affects women.
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