Women's tenure security on collective lands: A conceptual framework

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centre
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationTufts University
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute for Environment and Development
cg.contributor.affiliationCenter for International Forestry Research
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.contributor.donorInternational Fund for Agricultural Development
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Fund
cg.contributor.initiativeLivestock and Climate
cg.contributor.programAcceleratorMultifunctional Landscapes
cg.creator.identifierRuth Meinzen-Dick: 0000-0003-4782-3074
cg.creator.identifierFiona Flintan: 0000-0002-9732-097X
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103694
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Natural Resources and Resilience Unit
cg.identifier.publicationRankA
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn0743-0167
cg.issueAugust 2025
cg.journalJournal of Rural Studies
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.volume118
dc.contributor.authorMeinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
dc.contributor.authorDoss, Cheryl
dc.contributor.authorFlintan, Fiona E.
dc.contributor.authorKnight, Rachael
dc.contributor.authorLarson, Anne M.
dc.contributor.authorMonterroso, Iliana
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-21T18:34:46Z
dc.date.available2025-05-21T18:34:46Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174763
dc.titleWomen's tenure security on collective lands: A conceptual framework
dcterms.abstractWithin discussions of land and resource rights, there is growing attention to women's rights, mostly in terms of household and individual rights to private property. This leaves unanswered questions about whether and how women's land rights can be secured under collective tenure, upon which billions of people worldwide depend. There is an important gap in conceptual tools, empirical understanding, and policy recommendations on this topic. To address this gap and lay the foundations for a sound body of empirical studies and appropriate policies, we develop a conceptual framework to improve understanding of women's land rights under collective tenure. We discuss what secure tenure for women on collective lands would entail, then what factors would affect women's tenure security. We give attention to particularities of rangelands, forests, and other types of collective lands as well as commonalities across types. A key theme that emerges is that for women to have secure tenure under collective tenure, the collective (group) itself must have tenure security and the women must have secure rights within this collective. The latter requires us to consider the governance structures, how men and women access and control land, and the extent to which women have voice and power within the collective. More consistent analyses of collective tenure systems using the conceptual framework presented in this paper can help to identify which action resources are important for groups to secure rights to collective lands, and for women to advocate for their rights within the group.
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.available2025-05-19
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMeinzen-Dick, Ruth S.; Doss, Cheryl; Flintan, Fiona; Knight, Rachael; Larson, Anne M.; and Monterroso, Iliana. 2025. Women's tenure security on collective lands: A conceptual framework. Journal of Rural Studies 118 (August 2025): 103694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103694
dcterms.extent103694
dcterms.issued2025-08
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherElsevier
dcterms.subjectcommon property
dcterms.subjectforests
dcterms.subjectland rights
dcterms.subjectrangelands
dcterms.subjecttenure security
dcterms.subjectwomen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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