Thomson Reuters Foundation published an op-ed by Shipra Deo, Landesa’s Director of Women’s Land Rights in India, about how women’s names are often used to maintain the stronghold of patriarchy in rural India.
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On International Day of Rural Women, Shipra Deo shares stories from her work in rural India about the power of names — how they contribute to a person’s identity, affect the right to vote, and even uphold patriarchy.
Despite ongoing lockdown measures, our India team has completed two major virtual trainings on women’s land rights for hundreds of government officials over the last month. By switching to remote trainings, we can continue making progress on strengthening women’s land rights and scaling reforms with our government partners across the country.
The Wire cited research by Landesa in a Q&A on the Supreme Court of India’s ruling strengthening the inheritance rights of daughters.
Land Portal published a blog by Landesa’s Shipra Deo on the significance of the Supreme Court of India’s legal decision strengthening the inheritance rights of daughters.
Shipra Deo, Landesa Director of Women’s Land Rights, India, appeared on The Pragati Podcast to discuss the state of women’s land rights in India.
The Supreme Court of India recently ruled that daughters shall enjoy equal rights to inherit family land – an overdue and welcome shift toward greater equality for India’s women. The Court’s decision provided much-needed clarity on the scope of rights provided to daughters through the 2005 Hindu Succession Amendment Act.
The Times of India reported on the recent Supreme Court clarification of Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, which underscores and upholds equal inheritance rights for daughters in division of Hindu ancestral property.
ON India highlighted Shipra Deo’s session on “#Land4Women: Gender-Based Violence and Land” during the Land and Property Inclusivity track at Charcha 2020.
The more I listen to women – as they talk about their past experiences, their present needs and their hopes for the future – the more confident I become that a piece of land has the power to break this cycle of oppression and lift women up, empowering them to live a life of dignity, autonomy and self-worth.