resourceequity.org

What it is

Resource Equity is a non-profit open-access knowledge base focused on the issue of global women's land rights. Its core offering is the LandWize legal and research library, which provides free access to resources for professionals working in gender equality and land policy. It also offers pro bono consulting services to help researchers and practitioners get the material support they need.

Core Features & Pricing

The platform's core features are organized into four main sections:

1. Legal Library: Search for laws and regulatory texts related to women's land rights from countries and regions around the world, filtered by topic and territory
2. Research Publications: A collection of nearly 1,000 relevant academic articles, research reports, news commentaries and practical guides
3. Help Desk: An open archive of past questions and answers, and users can also submit new requests to get pro bono research support
4. Domain Glossary: A glossary of specialized field terms to help new users understand relevant concepts

All public resources on the entire platform are completely free to access, and the consulting service is also free of charge. This is a non-profit public good project.

Pros & Cons

Pros

This is a rare systematic knowledge base in this niche field, covering the vast majority of countries and regions around the world, and even includes 164 China-related resources. It fills a major gap in the limited resources available on the specific topic of women's land rights. All resources are open for free, and consulting questions and answers are published anonymously for future researchers to reuse, which highlights its strong public benefit orientation.

Cons

The drawbacks are quite noticeable: the overall platform interface design is outdated, it only supports an English-language interface with no Chinese localization. For some older materials, only index information is retained, and full text is not directly available. The platform also does not provide specific legal advice for individual cases, only reference materials. The user experience is mediocre, and response times are rather slow when searching the large database.

Who It's For & Accessibility

The platform is an excellent fit for gender equality researchers, land policy researchers, non-profit practitioners in the human rights and development field, and students studying related topics. The website is directly accessible in mainland China, no VPN is required.