Gender Roles and Practices in Land Access, Ownership and Utilization in West Usambara, Tanzania

Gasper Mpehongwa, Juliet Julius Sandy
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Tanzania's land laws protect and guarantees gender equality in access, ownership, and utilization of land. However, the extent to which these legal frameworks have enabled gender equality in the country regarding access, ownership, and utilization of land is not well known. This paper assessed gender relations in access, ownership, and utilization of land in West Usambara Mountains Lushoto District, Tanga Region, North Eastern Tanzania. A purposive sampling of 100 respondents (49 men and 51 women) was obtained to participate in the study. A structured questionnaire was used to interview respondents and focus group discussions with key informants were conducted. Qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis techniques including thematic analysis of texts and indexing. Results show that despite a progressive legal framework, women are still marginalized in land access, ownership, and utilization. This is because of the co-existence of dissimilar structures (traditional, formal and religious land laws), as well as long-established traditional that continue to perpetuate gender disparity. It is proposed that efforts should be made to empower women to use the existing legal structures to demand and promote own land rights.
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坦桑尼亚西乌桑巴拉地区在土地获取、所有权和利用方面的性别角色和做法
坦桑尼亚的土地法保护和保障两性在获得、拥有和使用土地方面的平等。然而,这些法律框架在多大程度上促进了该国在获得、拥有和利用土地方面的性别平等,目前还不甚了解。本文对坦桑尼亚东北部坦噶地区西乌桑巴拉山脉卢肖托区在获取、拥有和利用土地方面的性别关系进行了评估。研究有目的性地抽取了 100 名受访者(49 名男性和 51 名女性)。采用结构化问卷对受访者进行了访谈,并与主要信息提供者进行了焦点小组讨论。定性数据通过内容分析技术进行分析,包括文本主题分析和索引。结果表明,尽管法律框架不断进步,但妇女在获得、拥有和利用土地方面仍处于边缘地位。这是因为不同的结构(传统、正式和宗教土地法)同时存在,而且长期以来形成的传统继续延续着性别差异。建议应努力赋予妇女权力,使其能够利用现有的法律结构来要求和促进自己的土地权利。
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