Why does viewing a household as a single unit have serious downfalls for gender analysis' The unitary view overlooks the crucial fact that gender relations between family members play a large role in intra-household decisions about decision-making, time allocation, and expenditure.

How can women be integrated in processes of democratisation? The participation of women in political and economic processes is essential for democratic governance. The PROWID grants system supported activities such as lobbying and advocacy, skills development and developing institutions to further women's social and economic rights.

Los años noventa bien podrían llamarse de la década de la "contrarreforma" en el sector agrícola latinoamericano. El ascenso y predominio del modelo neoliberal en la región han resultado en una reestructuración fundamental de la tenencia de la tierra en todo el continente.

Si bien las transformaciones estructurales posibilitaron de manera indirecta el acceso de la mujer a la tierra, al beneficiar 60000 familias campesinas, su impacto fue muy reducido si se toma en el plano de un acceso directo.

Analiza la situación de la mujer rural en El Salvador.

Este manual trata de hacer comprensible la economía nacional, regional y global para desvelar las causas estructurales de los problemas económicos y sociales. En principio está diseñado para grupos de mujeres que compartirán y aprenderán de las demás con una facilitadora combinando aspectos diferentes del documento según sus necesidades, intereses y contextos nacionales.

An Act to provide for the management and administration of land in villages, and for related matters.

What can development cooperation do to improve gender-responsiveness of land tenure development' Central to this objective is the mainstreaming of gender considerations into all areas (macro, meso and micro levels) of development cooperation which influence access to, control over, and benefits from land.

Short summary of a Ph.D. thesis. The dominance of the white farm issue has delayed serious attention to more subtle land conflicts. Thesis focuses on the continued maintenance of communal land rights by urban property owners. Explores what would happen if these rights disappeared.

How are men's social identities constructed in Tanzania? How can available qualitative and quantitative data be used in such a way as to reveal the nuances of interaction between women and men there? These and other questions are addressed in this gender country profile, which resulted from a participatory methods workshop on gender and development issues in Tanzania.

This global survey examines the impact of current trends and policies on the overall social and economic situation of women. It starts by describing the main economic trends produced by globalisation: trade liberalisation; increased globalised production due to direct investment of multinational corporations; and financial liberalisation.

In the DFID White Paper, the government's commitment to addressing gender inequality highlights the frequent 'double disadvantage' of poor women. Poor women from minority groups, however, may experience additional discrimination. There is abundant evidence to show that many ethnic minorities and indigenous people are subject to economic, social and political disadvantage.