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This report explores Peruvian land formalisation law, arguing that it is gender neutral. The paper examines land ownership in Peru from a gender perspective, and introduces the following findings:

• overall women are obtaining more land rights when comparing with the results of previous studies on distribution of land rights by gender
• educated and married women have higher probabilities of obtaining joint titles
• women’s mother tongue was not found to be a significant determinant for obtaining a title
• joint ownership is more common in the more traditional highlands with smaller plots than in the more commercial agricultural areas on the coast
• women have gained rights both individually and with their partners as joint titles.However, there still is a great gender land gap, as men own more plots alone than women, and men’s plots are larger
• women’s plots have a lower probability of having access to irrigation.

• a thorough investigation should be conducted to find out why unmarried women tend to obtain less joint titles than their married sisters
• surveys should place more emphasis on the origins of inherited assets such as land
• it should be investigated whether a formal land title serves to guarantee women’s rights in case of household breakup, male migration and widowhood
• the new organisation responsible for formalisation of informal property should consider and target unmarried women as well as women with lower levels of education
• irrigation, if provided by the public infrastructure, should be equally distributed. If it is provided by community efforts, it should be encouraged that women also benefit from it.

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