Rural communities depend on land for socio-economic livelihoods. However, owning land remains a critical challenge in post-independence Namibia for women, despite institutionalised laws and policies designed to redress gender inequalities. This paper discourses on the hindrances to equitable communal land ownership in nine regions among women aged 18–60 years. Findings reveal a high perception among women themselves that women should own land in communal areas. The study concludes that the struggle for equitable land distribution is far from being over, despite various government interventions to address the status quo, and hence recommends the overhaul of existing legal frameworks.

农村社区依靠土地维持社会经济生计。然而，尽管旨在纠正性别不平等的制度化法律和政策，拥有土地仍然是独立后纳米比亚妇女面临的一项重大挑战。本文讨论了九个地区 18-60 岁女性公平公有土地所有权的障碍。调查结果显示，女性自己对女性应该在公共区域拥有土地的看法很高。该研究得出的结论是，尽管政府采取了各种干预措施来解决现状，但争取公平土地分配的斗争远未结束，因此建议彻底改革现有的法律框架。