Gender Gaps in Property Ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa

Women's ownership, use, and control over property matter for their well-being and agency and can influence outcomes for the second generation -- women's daughters and sons. Additionally, gender gaps in property ownership induce allocative...

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Main Authors:	Gaddis, Isis, Lahoti, Rahul, Li, Wenjie
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	GENDER GAP LAND TENURE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP PROPERTY RIGHTS INTRAHOUSEHOLD INEQUALITY INEQUALITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/939291535658711278/Gender-Gaps-in-Property-Ownership-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30325

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spelling	okr-10986-303252022-08-01T00:25:54Z Gender Gaps in Property Ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa Gaddis, Isis Lahoti, Rahul Li, Wenjie GENDER GAP LAND TENURE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP PROPERTY RIGHTS INTRAHOUSEHOLD INEQUALITY INEQUALITY Women's ownership, use, and control over property matter for their well-being and agency and can influence outcomes for the second generation -- women's daughters and sons. Additionally, gender gaps in property ownership induce allocative inefficiencies and foregone economic output, thus having economywide implications. This paper uses data for 28 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to shine a spotlight on gaps between men and women in land and housing (property) ownership and analyze patterns across and within countries. The results indicate that men are about three times as likely as women to claim sole ownership over property. Gender gaps are smaller if joint ownership is taken into consideration, but still materially disadvantage women. Men are significantly more likely to own property than women even after controlling for a host of other factors. This paper is an important step toward a better understanding of gender gaps in property ownership in Africa and outlines an agenda for future data collection and analytic efforts. 2018-09-04T17:42:29Z 2018-09-04T17:42:29Z 2018-08 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/939291535658711278/Gender-Gaps-in-Property-Ownership-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30325 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8573 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
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spellingShingle	GENDER GAP LAND TENURE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP PROPERTY RIGHTS INTRAHOUSEHOLD INEQUALITY INEQUALITY Gaddis, Isis Lahoti, Rahul Li, Wenjie Gender Gaps in Property Ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa
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description	Women's ownership, use, and control over property matter for their well-being and agency and can influence outcomes for the second generation -- women's daughters and sons. Additionally, gender gaps in property ownership induce allocative inefficiencies and foregone economic output, thus having economywide implications. This paper uses data for 28 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to shine a spotlight on gaps between men and women in land and housing (property) ownership and analyze patterns across and within countries. The results indicate that men are about three times as likely as women to claim sole ownership over property. Gender gaps are smaller if joint ownership is taken into consideration, but still materially disadvantage women. Men are significantly more likely to own property than women even after controlling for a host of other factors. This paper is an important step toward a better understanding of gender gaps in property ownership in Africa and outlines an agenda for future data collection and analytic efforts.
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author	Gaddis, Isis Lahoti, Rahul Li, Wenjie
author_facet	Gaddis, Isis Lahoti, Rahul Li, Wenjie
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title	Gender Gaps in Property Ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_short	Gender Gaps in Property Ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full	Gender Gaps in Property Ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr	Gender Gaps in Property Ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Gender Gaps in Property Ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2018
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/939291535658711278/Gender-Gaps-in-Property-Ownership-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30325
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Gender Gaps in Property Ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa

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