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This paper examines land administration reform in Ghana since 1999, including how it has affected gender issues such as women's land rights. The author also examines the shifts that have taken place in development policies with regard to both customary land tenure and gender. He says that although it is not yet clear what affect these policies have had, the type of reforms they are implementing do not always clarify rights or simplify the very complex tenure system in Ghana but but rather exacerbate existing conflicting rights. With respect to gender, he suggests that despite a progressive legal framework, gender equality still faces challenges due to entrenched discriminatory cultural and social practices.