Reducing Gender Inequalities Through Land Titling? The Case of Gozamin Woreda
Publisher: World Development
Author(s): Ayelech Kidie Mengeshaab Doris Damyanovicc, Reinfried Mansbergera, Sayeh Kassaw Agegnehub, and Gernot Stoeglehnerd
Date: 2021
Topics: Gender, Land
Countries: Ethiopia
Globally, land has significant socio-economic value since it is a major source of livelihood (Andrews, 2018, Po and Hickey, 2018). In many developing countries like Ethiopia, land is the most fundamental asset for social, political and economic sustainability, which provides ecosystem services, generates livelihood and accumulates wealth for the rural communities (Ambaye, 2015, Ganta, 2019, Holden and Tilahun, 2020, Legesse et al., 2018, Wubneh, 2018). In Ethiopia, about 85% of the population depends on agriculture, gender has its own role regarding different activities of agriculture (Bogale et al., 2006, Kifle, 2013). In rural Ethiopia, women comprise almost half of the population (Worku & Woldetsadik, 2013). Thus, land is not a mere physical resource in Ethiopia; rather it has a strong tie with social values and political power (Amare, Gebreegziabher, & Markos, 2020). Therefore, access to land might be pivotal to reduce gender inequalities.