Advancing Women’s Land Rights: A Call to Action through Ten Commitments for Surveyors and Other Land Professionals
This publication builds on the legacy of Publication No. 24: Women’s Access to Land – FIG Guidelines and responds to the growing recognition that legal reform alone is insufficient. It highlights the critical role of surveyors and other land professionals in shaping how land rights are recognised, recorded, and protected in practice.
“Heirs to the same grace”: Women’s Land Rights from the perspective of Ethiopian Christianity
This guide explores women’s land rights through the lens of Ethiopian Christianity, drawing on Biblical texts, legal frameworks, and field evidence from Tigray, SWEPR, and Amhara regions. It aims to equip Church leaders to advocate for gender justice and influence customary norms within their communities.
Social Norms and Behavior Change Key Terms and Concepts
Entrenched patriarchal norms and weak implementation are mutually reinforcing barriers to women’s land rights (WLR).
Discriminatory norms stifle and dissuade implementation, and a lack of implementation lends legitimacy to those who actively deny women their rights. Because of this, Social Norms and Behavior Change (SNBC) are a core and key component of any S4HL intervention. ...
