A new database on gender and land rights

FAO has just launched a database that puts the spotlight on continued inequalities in access to land between women and men worldwide. The database covers 78 countries and includes information on national and customary laws, land tenure, civil society stakeholders working on the subject, and sex-disaggregated statistics. Such information has been generally difficult to come by, and this new tool is therefore a great addition to researchers and advocates for gender equality. Even though in many countries women form the majority of agricultural workers, they tend to have smaller land plots and less secure land rights, or no access to land of their own. This issue is also important because access to land is often needed for securing credit and growing a business. Improved information on the subject is the first step towards lowering the continued gender inequalities in access to land.

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