Academic article that examines novel approaches taken by women in Nicaragua and Tanzania, regions where owning land is a marker of dominance. Findings suggest that when women own land, they gain power within their relationships and are less likely to experience domestic violence.
Academic paper
Women’s land ownership and relationship power: A mixed methods approach to understanding structural inequities and violence against women
- 2015
Author:
- Grabe, S., Grose, R. G., and Dutt, A
Organization:
- Psychology of Women Quarterly (Journal)
Citation:
- Grabe, S., Grose, R. G. and Dutt, A. (2015). ‘Women’s Land Ownership and Relationship Power: A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Structural Inequities and Violence Against Women’. Psychology of Women Quarterly 39(1): 7–19. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684314533485
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