Policy Makers Guide to Women’s Land, Property and Housing Rights Across the World


Date: March 12, 2013
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Policy Makers Guide to Women’s Land, Property and Housing Rights Across the World (2007) is a summary and comparative analysis of the research series on urban land and housing policies and gender, commissioned by the Land and Tenure Section of the Shelter Branch of UN-Habitat. The research comprises regional reviews of selected Latin American countries, Southern Africa, and the Balkans, as well as a global overview of shared tenure options for women, and Islamic land and property rights in the Muslim world. This guide covers a spectrum of themes concerning women’s security of tenure. It includes women’s participation, gender rights, constitutional and legal systems, the impact of customary and Islamic rights, and joint titling. The guide highlights pioneering and innovative concepts, reforms and developments. This document will be useful for policy makers in the field of land, property, housing and women’s rights from within and outside governmental agencies, who directly or indirectly contribute to the making and implementation of land policies.


ISBN: 978-92-113-1901-9
Publisher: United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Year of Publication: 2007

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