Item Details
Skip Navigation Links
   ActiveUsers:4571Hits:25703091Skip Navigation Links
Show My Basket
Contact Us
IDSA Web Site
Ask Us
Today's News
HelpExpand Help
Advanced search

In Basket
  Journal Article   Journal Article
 

ID184122
Title ProperGender Perspectives in Namibia’s Communal Land
Other Title InformationExploring Women’s Hindrances to Equitable Land Ownership
LanguageENG
AuthorPaulus Mwetulundila ;  Mwetulundila, Paulus
Summary / Abstract (Note)Rural communities depend on land for socio-economic livelihoods. However, owning land remains a critical challenge in post-independence Namibia for women, despite institutionalised laws and policies designed to redress gender inequalities. This paper discourses on the hindrances to equitable communal land ownership in nine regions among women aged 18–60 years. Findings reveal a high perception among women themselves that women should own land in communal areas. The study concludes that the struggle for equitable land distribution is far from being over, despite various government interventions to address the status quo, and hence recommends the overhaul of existing legal frameworks.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 57, No.3; May 2022: p.481-496
Journal SourceJournal of Asian and African Studies 2022-04 57, 3
Key WordsWomen ;  Inequality ;  Gender ;  Land ;  Communal