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Book Chapter

Publication Date

2003

Abstract

Women constitute the majority of the Rwandan population and labour force, particularly in agriculture, but have faced substantial constraints on their participation in the economy and society. The discriminatory laws and practices in education, employment, inheritance and finance have marginalized women. Consequently, the majority of women in Rwanda remain poor and vulnerable. (Rwanda Development Indicators, Ministry of Finance and Planning, 1999).

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Originally published in:

Burnet, Jennie E. and RISD Culture, Practice, and Law: Women’s Access to Land in Rwanda. Kigali: Rwanda Initiative for Sustainable Development, 2001.

reprinted in

Burnet, Jennie E. and RISD Culture, Practice, and Law: Women’s Access to Land in Rwanda. In L. M. Wanyeki (Ed.) Women and Land in Africa: Culture, Religion and Realizing Women’s Rights. pp. 176-206. New York: Zed Books, 2003.

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