Many key development outcomes depend on women s ability to negotiate favorable
intrahousehold allocations of resources. Yet it has been difficult to clearly identify which …

Lack of clarity behind measurement and interpretation of statistics on gender and land leads
to an inability to clearly articulate a policy response to the potential inequalities faced by …

Land tenure security is increasingly recognized as a foundational element for advancing
global sustainable development agendas, but questions remain about how it affects human …

This paper investigates the multiple effects of increased land tenure security on rural people
through a systematic review of the available evidence. The research involves collecting and …

Many development programs that aim to alleviate poverty and improve investments in
human capital consider women s empowerment a key pathway by which to achieve impact …

Women's ability to accumulate wealth is often attributed to whether they have property rights;
ie, a legal personality to own and manage property. In this paper we argue that basic …

A broad consensus has emerged among both policymakers and researchers that
strengthening women's property rights is crucial for reducing poverty and achieving …

This paper studies the impact of female property rights on male and female suicide rates in
India. Using state level variation in legal changes to women's property rights, we show that …

This paper evaluates the impact of strengthening legal rights on the types of economic
opportunities pursued. Ethiopia changed its family law, expanding wives' access to marital …

Food security is one of the twenty-first century's key global challenges, and lessons learned
from India have particular significance worldwide. Not only does India account for …