Less than an estimated 20 percent of land in the world is owned by women — yet those few women who do own land are reported to see benefits.
Their children are 33 percent less likely to be severely underweight, 10 percent less likely to be sick and these women are eight times less likely to experience domestic violence. Other studies suggest women with strong property rights earn up to 3.8 percent more income and dedicate more of their budget to education.
So how can global development professionals and NGOs do more to support improved land rights for women?