This research focuses on the impact of inheritance laws on women and girls in Tanzania. The
study was done to explore the benefits and challenges for women in inheritance matters if men
write wills nominating their wives and daughters as heirs and beneficiaries. This was based on
the fact that inheritance laws are discriminatory against women and therefore suggests will
writing as the good option for men to take before their death so that to leave their family
protected from relatives who tend to grab property from the widows and their children. The
research further reveals the problems encountered by women when accessing justice in court due
to existing complexities procedures and discriminatory provisions under the customary law and
Islamic law. These limit women to get their shares after the death of their husband and
perpetuate their economic dependence.