Women’s perspective on land governance in the urban periphery of Ibadan, Nigeria

The potential of land to foster peace, stability, and socioeconomic development makes “good” land governance a pathway through which cities can attain sustainable development. However, for land governance to achieve most of its objectives, it has to meet the demands of vulnerable populations, particularly women, since they also need to meet their housing needs. By employing importance-performance analysis (IPA), this study examines the importance of land governance attributes to women in the Ibadan urban periphery, as well as the corresponding performance of the attributes. One hundred and eight seven questionnaires, randomly administered to women across neighbourhoods in the sampled peripheries, were recovered for analysis. Results revealed that performance was unsatisfactory and inconsistent with their expectations. In particular, attributes under transparency, equity, and corruption resistance in land administration, though highly important, significantly underperformed. These attributes were recommended as areas to prioritise to protect women’s interests and, by extension, promote gender equality in the urban periphery of Ibadan.