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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. It explores starting points for staff in development cooperation, and decision makers in partner countries, to address the issue of gender responsive land tenure development, and focuses both on improving the gender- effectivity of land tenure policy and law, and the gender balance in land tenure through programs and projects. Specific attention is paid to the following main areas: legislation; institutional development; education and training; access to information; access to capital; organisational structures and capacity building; technology; and marketing.
