Empowering Women: Land and Property Rights in Latin America

by Carmen Diana Deere and Magdalena León

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822957671
• ISBN13: 9780822957676
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.2"