Empowering Women: Land And Property Rights In Latin America (Pitt Latin Amercian Studies)

the Expansion Of Married Women’s Property Rights Was A Main Achievement Of The First Wave Of Feminism In Latin America. As Carmen Diana Deeere And Magdalena Leon Reveal, However, The Disjuncture Between Rights And Actual Ownership Remains Vast. This Is Particularly True In Rural Areas, Where The Distribution Of Land Between Men And Women Is Highly Unequal. In Their Pioneering, Twelve-country Comparative Study, The Authors Argue That Property Ownership Is Directly Related To Women’s Bargaining Power Within The Household And Community, Point Out Changes Resulting From Recent Gender-progressive Legislation, And Identify Additional Areas For Future Reform, Including Inheritance Rights Of Wives.

The expansion of married women's property rights was a main achievement of the first wave of feminism in Latin America. As Carmen Diana Deeere and Magdalena Leon reveal, however, the disjuncture between rights and actual ownership remains vast. This is particularly true in rural areas, where the distribution of land between men and women is highly unequal. In their pioneering, twelve-country comparative study, the authors argue that property ownership is directly related to women's bargaining power within the household and community, point out changes resulting from recent gender-progressive legislation, and identify additional areas for future reform, including inheritance rights of wives.

The expansion of married women's property rights was a main achievement of the first wave of feminism in Latin America. As Carmen Diana Deeere and Magdalena Leon reveal, however, the disjuncture between rights and actual ownership remains vast. This is particularly true in rural areas, where the distribution of land between men and women is highly unequal. In their pioneering, twelve-country comparative study, the authors argue that property ownership is directly related to womenÆs bargaining power within the household and community, point out changes resulting from recent gender-progressive legislation, and identify additional areas for future reform, including inheritance rights of wives. Extrait de la couverture : "The expansion of married women's property rights was one of the main achievements of the first wave of feminism in Latin America, yet the disjunctude between rights and actual ownership of land, particularly in rural areas, remains vast. In their pioneering twelve-country comparative study, Carmen Diana Deere and Magdalena León demonstrate the roles of inheritance, the state, and the market in gender inequality in land ownership." The expansion of married women's property rights was a main achievement of feminism in Latin America. This study argues that property ownership is directly related to women's bargaining power within the household and community and points out changes resulting from gender-progressive leglisation.