Argues that using customary tenure as a basis for protecting women’s rights may be more effective than lobbying for reinsertion of the ‘lost’ co-ownership clause in the Uganda Land Act.

This submission by the government of Egypt to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) combines the fourth and fifth periodic reports, covering the period 1994 to 1998. It highlights the important role women have played in the country's development processes. The women's movement in Egypt has received widespread support and encouragement from governmental and non-governmental actors alike.

What evidence is there of gender inequalities in life outcomes between women and men? This report provides facts and figures that expose gender inequalities, providing evidence of the need to engender development. It offers an insight into the available gender statistics in the following areas: poverty, health, access to resources, education, globalisation, governance, conflicts and emergencies, and human rights. The Beijing Platform for Action (1995) highlighted the different needs of women and men, girls and boys.

Expands upon presentation made at Kigali workshop in September 1999 to draw out more fully lessons from Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya, including lessons for governments, donors, and NGOs. Also suggests the importance of putting in place a land policy framework, of women’s land issues, and for NGOs to be proactive.

Why does viewing a household as a single unit have serious downfalls for gender analysis' The unitary view overlooks the crucial fact that gender relations between family members play a large role in intra-household decisions about decision-making, time allocation, and expenditure. A collective model on the other hand allows household analysis to consider gender relations, with attention to women's and men's respective access to, control over, or ownership of resources.

How can women be integrated in processes of democratisation? The participation of women in political and economic processes is essential for democratic governance. The PROWID grants system supported activities such as lobbying and advocacy, skills development and developing institutions to further women's social and economic rights. This report looks at women's participation in political culture, civil society and government institutions. Importantly, it puts participation in the context of shifting gender (and other) roles and identities.

Los años noventa bien podrían llamarse de la década de la "contrarreforma" en el sector agrícola latinoamericano. El ascenso y predominio del modelo neoliberal en la región han resultado en una reestructuración fundamental de la tenencia de la tierra en todo el continente.

Si bien las transformaciones estructurales posibilitaron de manera indirecta el acceso de la mujer a la tierra, al beneficiar 60000 familias campesinas, su impacto fue muy reducido si se toma en el plano de un acceso directo.

Analiza la situación de la mujer rural en El Salvador. El estudio señala que tanto en el proceso de reforma agraria, como en el Programa de Transferencia de Tierras existen disparidades de género que en lo fundamental no han permitido ni potenciado el acceso y control a la propiedad rural, a los créditos agrícolas para las mujeres, además de la ausencia de políticas gubernamentales que fortalezcan el desarrollo rural.

Este manual trata de hacer comprensible la economía nacional, regional y global para desvelar las causas estructurales de los problemas económicos y sociales. En principio está diseñado para grupos de mujeres que compartirán y aprenderán de las demás con una facilitadora combinando aspectos diferentes del documento según sus necesidades, intereses y contextos nacionales. El análisis de género y metodologías de la educación popular se combinan para reflexionar sobre una realidad y avanzar hacia la búsqueda de alternativas y oportunidades estratégicas.

An Act to provide for the management and administration of land in villages, and for related matters.

What can development cooperation do to improve gender-responsiveness of land tenure development' Central to this objective is the mainstreaming of gender considerations into all areas (macro, meso and micro levels) of development cooperation which influence access to, control over, and benefits from land. This paper outlines the situation of women with regard to land tenure worldwide, and the challenge for development cooperation in addressing the gap between gender imbalances in land tenure and internationally declared aims for gender equality.