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Fruits of Their Labors: Gender, Property Rights, and Tree Planting in Two Zimbabwe Villages 1
Author(s) -
Fortmann Louise,
Antinori Camille,
Nabane tokozo
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
rural sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.083
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1549-0831
pISSN - 0036-0112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1549-0831.1997.tb00653.x
Subject(s) - tree planting , marital status , land tenure , duration (music) , socioeconomics , property rights , sowing , geography , demography , sociology , agriculture , political science , forestry , population , law , biology , art , literature , archaeology , botany
An analysis of tree planting by women and men in two Zimbabwe villages demonstrates that women are significantly less likely than men to plant trees on homestead land where the security of their duration of tenure is uncertain due to the likelihood of change in marital status. However, men and women are equally likely to plant trees in community woodlots where the duration of their tenure is secure if they remain village residents. These findings demonstrate the importance of attention to gendered security of tenure at the sub‐household level.