Governing Land for Women and Men
Subtitle: A Technical Guide to Support the Achievement of Responsible Gender-Equitable Governance of Land Tenure
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9789251074039
Subjects: Land tenure; Equality
Description: "Gender equality is one of the ten core principles of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security. This guide aims to assist in its implementation through the achievement of responsible gender-equitable governance of land tenure. The guide focuses on equity and on how land tenure can be governed in ways that address the different needs and priorities of women and men. Gender-equitable governance of land tenure ensures that women and men can participate equally in their relationships to land, through both formal institutions and informal arrangements for land administration and management. The guide provides advice on mechanisms, strategies and actions that can be adopted to improve gender equity in the processes, institutions and activities of land tenure governance."--Publisher's description.