Women in India do around 80% of farm work and yet only 17% of women own land, an Oxfam India study had found.
The picture is not great in other sectors as well, and world over, it is mostly sons who inherit the property of the family.
Now, a campaign is fighting for securing land and property rights for women in South Asia.
#PropertyForHer is informing people why it is important for women to own land and for parents to realise that their daughters are as much entitled to their property as their sons are.
"Without a strong support system, without financial security, how are girls supposed to grow up to be fearless, strong, and independent women?," an online petition, urging people to pledge an equal share of property to their daughters, asks.
A "tweetathon campaign" organised on Wednesday saw scores of men and women taking to Twitter to share their views on the issue.
Most agreed that owning property can only empower women by allowing them to live with independence, autonomy and dignity.
Protect women’s legal right to property. #PropertyForHer .@ActionAidIndia .@ActionCampaign pic.twitter.com/qCkJMB1LnZ
— Mashkoor Alam (@mashkooralig) July 5, 2017
Why even aftr #constitutional guarantees of #equality, the #property rights for Indian women are far from gender-just? #PropertyForHer pic.twitter.com/j6fxs4nIX6
— Dipali Sharma (@dipalisharma02) July 5, 2017
Daughter and son equally precious #PropertyForHer nothing less than equal pic.twitter.com/wNqdzbzHqZ
— sehjo singh (@SehjoSingh) July 5, 2017
Land ownership can significantly increase livelihood support for women and contribute to their empowement #PropertyForHer
— Kuljan CK (@CKuljan) July 5, 2017
Preservation of culture/traditional norms cannot be used as an excuse to deny property rights for any women. #PropertyForHer @ActionAidIndia
— Dipali Sharma (@dipalisharma02) July 5, 2017
For women, it is more than just land deeds, land is abt a way of life that gives dignity, autonomy and self-reliance. #PropertyForHer
— Dipali Sharma (@dipalisharma02) July 5, 2017
#propertyforher
— Roki Kumar (@RokiKumar12) July 5, 2017
Dont need to protect her, property for her ,she can protect herself@INBreakthrough
As ideal parents we should ensure our daughters have equal share of our property. #PropertyForHer pic.twitter.com/Lg8UYJGH0C
— Saroj Pattnaik (@sarojskp) July 5, 2017
Give the same hounour and dignity as men, women can build a much better and more hormonious world.#PropertyForHer
— Abuzaid Ansari (@abuzaidansari) July 5, 2017
Why are women still not allowed to own land? Is it patriarchy or the men's greed? #PropertyForHer pic.twitter.com/PT8SG4Gymp
— Saroj Pattnaik (@sarojskp) July 5, 2017
Ownership of land is critical to social and economic empowerment! Why deprive women of it? #GettingReady#Propertyforher
— Ankita Goswami (@RheaG1975) June 23, 2017
#PropertyForHer Make it socially acceptable for women to demand property rights and the norm for daughters to get property. https://t.co/axbolhDip2
— ActionAid India (@ActionAidIndia) July 5, 2017
The ownership & control over immovable property can protect women from violence. Ensure #PropertyForHer as an act against violence on women. pic.twitter.com/bEgI2EDCcJ
— B N DURGA (@bndurga) July 5, 2017
Women are coerced by their own family into giving up their rights in favour of the brother #PropertyForHer
— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) July 5, 2017
Join the Tweetathon now. Follow @ActionAidIndia @SangatNetwork @INBreakthrough and @ChangeOrg_India #PropertyForHer https://t.co/bZXuYV17u0
— Change.org India (@ChangeOrg_India) July 5, 2017