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Changing discourses on gender and land: The example of Chiweshe, Zimbabwe, since the 1920s

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: • Land scarcity and patriarchal norms shape rural women's land rights in Chiweshe, Zimbabwe. • Oral histories reveal that some rural women once held land rights similar to men. • Provides a tentative periodisation of rural discourses on gender and land 1920s–2020s. • Shows how rural memory and narrative shape gendered land institutions over time. • Highlights oral history's value for studying rural social change and gendered land struggles.

Source: Journal of Rural Studies

DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103865

Author: Karin Steen

Institution: Lund University

Language: English

Topic: Land Rights and Reforms

Subfield: Soil Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Gender equality

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,090