The expansion of married womens property rights was a main achievement of the first wave of feminism in latin america as carmen diana deeere and magdalena leon reveal however the disjuncture between rights and actual ownership remains vast this is particularly true in rural areas where the distribution of land between men and women is highly unequal in their pioneering twelve country comparative study the authors argue that property ownership is directly related to womens . Empowering women land and property rights in latin america pitt latin american series authors carmen diana deere magdalena leon de leal publisher university of pittsburgh pre 2014 isbn. The expansion of married womena s property rights was a main achievement of the first wave of feminism in latin america as carmen diana deeere and magdalena leon reveal however the disjuncture . The expansion of married womens property rights was a main achievement of the first wave of feminism in latin america as carmen diana deeere and magdalena leon reveal however the disjuncture between rights and actual ownership remains vast this is particularly true in rural areas where the distribution of land between men and women is highly unequal in their pioneering twelve country comparative study the authors argue that property ownership is directly related to womens . Two well known scholars have collaborated once again to provide us with a brilliant multidisciplinary analysis of gender and property in latin america and the ways in which rural women are actively engaged in the contests over land rights it documents the disjuncture between mens and womens formal equality before the law and the achievement of real gender equality in terms of their ownership and control over land and other agricultural resources the books central purpose is to