USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which gender generally owned most of the land, buildings, etc. in each region?

A	Men
B	Women
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Despite significant advancement towards equality in inheritance laws, women are found to constitute barely 14% of landowners owning 11% of agricultural land in rural landowning households, averaged across states.

Detailed explanation-2: -By their figures, some 28% of women and 49% of men in India own land in landowning rural households.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stronger women’s rights to land and productive assets are linked to enhanced status, improved living conditions, better nutrition and food sovereignty, improved health and education outcomes, higher earning and individual savings, and better access to credit, as well as better protection from gender violence3.

Detailed explanation-4: -A woman has full rights over any property that she has earned or that has been gifted or willed to her, provided she has attained majority. She is free to dispose of these by sale, gift or will as she deems fit.

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