Gender Inequality and Land Rights : The Situation of Indigenous Women in Cameroon
Publisher: Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
Author(s): Ester E Njieassam
Date: 2019
Topics: Gender, Land
Countries: Cameroon
Land is an essential resource that serves as a means of subsistence for millions of people in the world and indigenous communities and women in particular. Most indigenous societies' survival is closely tied to land. In Cameroon, indigenous women are the backbone of food production in their communities. That makes access to land important, as it is a significant source of wealth and power for indigenous peoples in general and indigenous women in particular.