Land ownership is a significant indicator of wealth, power, political and social security in Nepal. Despite this, up to 25 per cent of the country’s population is estimated to be landless. Land reform efforts carried out by the Government of Nepal have mostly concentrated on securing land rights of the family, without much regard for differences in land ownership of individuals within households. Over the past few years, consensus has emerged around the idea that there is a link between women’s land ownership and household welfare.
Based on the findings, this study provides a number of recommendations. First of all, it is imperative to remove legal barriers that hamper women’s access to land. Legal reforms should guarantee women’s equal inheritance rights without any form of gender bias.
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Publisher:
IOM
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Type / Script:
Official Document
in English
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Keywords:
PROPERTY RIGHTS, PROPERTY, LAND LEGISLATION, HUMAN RIGHTS, AGRICULTURAL LAND
DERELICT LAND, PUBLIC LANDS, URBAN LAND, EASEMENT, EMINENT DOMAIN, LAND ACQUISITION, LAND ECONOMICS, LAND LEGISLATION, LAND RIGHTS, LAND USE, LAND-BASED RESOURCES, OPEN SPACES, REAL PROPERTY, ETHNIC COMPOSITION, LITERACY RATE, MAJOR OCCUPATION, LAND TENURE AND ARRANGEMENT
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Thematic Group:
IOM
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Internatinal Organization for Migration
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Thesaurus:
14.02.02
- Human Rights
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