Land is an important asset for rural households and having secure land rights contributes to poverty reduction. Yet, most analyses focus on household level land rights and are silent on the gender gaps in land rights. In this seminar, a conceptual framework regarding the relationship of womens' land rights and poverty reduction is explored and where the evidence is strong and where gaps remain is identified. The seminar is given by Prof. Cheryl Doss, a development economist who focuses on issues of women’s land rights, the gender asset and wealth gaps, intra-household analyses, methods for collecting sex-disaggregated data for gender analysis, and agriculture and rural development, with a primary focus on Africa. She joined the Oxford Department of International Development in 2016, after 17 years at Yale University. Refreshments served from 12:30.
To attend this event please RSVP Mairéad Finn, TIDI Coordinator, at tidi@tcd.ie.
Chair: Grainne Kilcullen, Christian Aid Ireland
Speaker: Prof. Cheryl Doss, Department of International Development, University of Oxford
Discussant: Aidan Fitzpatrick, Policy Unit, Development Co-operation Directorate, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.