In Senegal, despite the existence of legal provisions and international commitments aimed at promoting gender equality in land rights, women continue to face significant challenges in accessing and controlling land. While the Constitution of 2001 explicitly prohibits gender discrimination in matters of property rights, traditional practices and patriarchal norms often limit women's access to land. Traditionally, land is a collective family asset under the control of the head of household, and the rights obtained by women are generally temporary and secondary in nature, with women rarely receiving full administrative rights to the land. Additionally, women's limited knowledge of land access procedures and the influence of patriarchal norms contribute to their marginalization in land matters. To overcome these constraints, women are creating their own strategies, such as collective access. This Gender-Land Gap analysis is in two parts: first, a report outlining the key issues and constraints for women’s land rights in Senegal along with a set of recommendations to improve the situation for women’s land rights in Senegal; and second, a catalog of interventions that support women’s land rights and can be scaled up in
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- Citation
- “ World Bank . 2024 . Catalog of Tools, Mechanisms, and Initiatives for Reducing Gender Inequalities in Land Tenure in Senegal . Gender Gap Analysis; Part 2 . © Washington, DC: World Bank . http://hdl.handle.net/10986/42398 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO . ”
- Collection(s)
- Women in Development and Gender Study
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1596/42398
- Identifier externaldocumentum
- 34414864
- Identifier internaldocumentum
- 34414864
- Pages
- 80
- Published in
- United States of America
- Region country
- Senegal
- RelationisPartofseries
- Gender Gap Analysis; Part 2
- Report
- 194454
- Rights
- CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
- Rights Holder
- World Bank
- Rights URI
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
- UNIT
- Urban DRM AFR West and Central 1 (IAWU1)
- URI
- https://hdl.handle.net/10986/42398
- date disclosure
- 2024-11-11
- region administrative
- Africa Western and Central (AFW)
- theme
- Urban Development,Mitigation,Municipal Institution Building,Gender,Human Development and Gender,Data Development and Capacity Building,ICT,Land Policy and Tenure,ICT Solutions,Rural Development,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Private Sector Development,Public Sector Management,Urban Planning,Land Administration and Management,Climate change,Urban and Rural Development,Adaptation,Geospatial Services,Data production, accessibility and use,Public Administration,Flood and Drought Risk Management,Disaster Risk Management
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Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Abbreviations and Acronyms 5
- 1 Introduction 9
- 1.1 Background to the Catalog 9
- 1.2 Purpose and Organization of this Catalog 10
- 1.3 Methodological Approach 11
- 2 Analytical Review by Tool Category 13
- 2.1 Promoting Women’s Access to Land 13
- 2.2 Promoting Women’s Participation in Land Governance 23
- 3 Conclusion 29
- 4 Detailed Factsheets on Initiatives 31
- Sheet 1 Accountability Mechanisms in Land Governance 31
- Sheet 2 Irrigated Agriculture and Economic Development Support 34
- Sheet 3 Land Security 37
- Sheet 4 Land Rights and Equal Opportunities 40
- Sheet 5 Promoting Secure Land Tenure 44
- Sheet 6 Promoting Inclusive Land Governance by Improving Women’s Land Rights 48
- Sheet 7 Raising Women’s Awareness of Land Rights and Sharing the Benefits of Mining Companies 53
- Sheet 8 Corporate Social Responsibility and Benefit-Sharing from Gold Mining 55
- Sheet 9 Improving and Securing Women’s Access to Land for Inclusive Land Governance 58
- Sheet 10 Land, Gender, and Accountability 63
- Sheet 11 Support for Land Access and Tenure Security for Rural Women in Kaolack « Diapal Ma Diap » 67
- Sheet 12 Securing Land Tenure Through Land Allocations by Local Administrative Authorities and Promotion of Responsible Land Governance 69
- Sheet 13 Support for Women Producers 72
- Sheet 14 Land Development 74
- Sheet 15 Application of a Developed Public Land Quota for Women 76
- Photographie 79
