Women and Land in Timor-Leste
Issues in Gender and Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12317873 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vanda Narciso (0000-0002-6963-7101, Independent researcher and is at Travessa da Bota, n 15, 7000-542 évora, Portugal., corresponding author), Pedro Henriques (0000-0002-9646-3223, Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Center for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics of the University of évora, Largo dos Colegiais 2, 7000-803 évora, Portugal., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-72 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Indian Journal of Gender Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0971-5215 • E-ISSN: 0973-0672 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/097152150901700103 |
| OpenAlex | W2095204742 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 7 |
Gender and development being fundamental issues, it is important to emphasise the role of women in rural development, gender–specific approaches to development and women’s status in the national and international legal systems. The main aim of this article is to analyse the position of women in Timor-Leste by examining social aspects, with an emphasis on gender roles, the family and the community, access to natural resources and women’s status within the legal system and traditional legal structures, with special attention to land and women’s land rights. This study is based on documentary sources and studies made by the authors about Timor-Leste. The contribution of the women of Timor-Leste to development is heavily constrained by the degree of gender inequality present in traditional/customary law and social practices, and in-equality of access to natural resources, especially land. In overall terms, we would argue that the Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) is one of the best approaches to guarantee gender equality, and that this approach should be considered in the formulation of rural policies and the creation and implementation of rural development programmes and projects in Timor-Leste
Agriculture · Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Gender inequality · Geography · Human rights · Inequality · Land law · Land tenure · Natural resource · Political science · Position (finance · Sociology · Timor leste · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Human Rights and Development · Land Rights and Reforms · Law
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| Citations per year | 0.31 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2019 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |