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FROM POVERTY TO POWER - OXFAM
Background Paper by Caroline
Sweetman
Women's Property Rights
in an Era of HIV
"One impact of HIV and AIDS in
sub-Saharan Africa has been an increase in the number of poor, female-headed
households. With particular reference to Kenya, this paper argues that under
customary law, women's rights to own and inherit property are often limited and
secondary to those of men. Women who become widows are
disproportionately likely to lose their homes, land, and other
assets, placing themselves and their children at risk of destitution and
exploitation......The author suggests that the threat that HIV and AIDS poses
to national development may spur activists and governments to make greater
efforts to ensure women's property rights......"
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