An Analysis of the Impact of Land Related Corruption on Women : Case Studies from Ghana and Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe Transparency International 2016
- 33p.
This paper explores the intersection between land corruption and women's access and ownership of land. The paper highlights how women’s access to and ownership of land in Ghana and Zimbabwe remain impeded by land corruption. Through analyzing a series of case studies, the paper notes that land access and ownership is increasingly defined by variables such as power, patronage and politics. Most women, who are often a marginalized group, lack leverage to these land ownership defining variables. The paper is a build up to the previous paper presented by Transparency International (TI) and Huairou Commission during the 2015 Land and Poverty Conference on “Examining linkages between Women, Land Governance and Corruption”. This paper is framed within the nuances of the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goal 5 on achieving Gender equality and empowering women and girls as well as Goal 16 on peace justice, accountability and strong institutions.
