Abstract
Since the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, significant global progress has been achieved in promoting gender equality in education and health. However, progress has not been as remarkable in advancing women’s rights on asset ownership and control, which is critical for securing gender equity in economic participation and opportunity, and delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals. Part of the problem comes from the lack of standards on collecting sexdisaggregated data on the topic. The Evidence and Data for Gender Equality (EDGE) initiative aims to develop standardized methods and guidelines for collecting sex-disaggregated data on asset ownership. This paper provides rich inputs to the methodological guidelines being developed by the United Nations and development partners by drawing on the key findings from the pilot surveys conducted in Georgia; Mongolia; and Cavite, Philippines. Furthermore, survey results suggest substantive gender gaps in ownership across different types of assets and countries. These variations confirm the importance of understanding the social norms governing gender roles in society and legislation that can facilitate or impede women’s asset ownership.
Highlights
Countries recognize the importance of closing the gaps between men and women
This paper presents key results on gendered patterns of asset ownership from the three Asian countries supported by Asian Development Bank (ADB)
In addition to the long duration needed to administer a household survey, financial and technical capacity constraints, and the need to contextualize data collection with varying cultural notions of how property or assets may be owned, one of the major reasons why national statistical agencies do not routinely collect sexdisaggregated data on asset ownership is the lack of standardized methodological approaches for collecting data on this topic
Summary
Countries recognize the importance of closing the gaps between men and women. Data collected from ADB-supported pilot surveys indicate that there are substantive gender gaps in ownership, these vary by asset types and between countries These variations point to the importance of understanding the social norms governing men and women’s roles and responsibilities in society and the legislative framework that can facilitate or impede women’s asset ownership.. The tenant, is restricted from selling, leasing, or transferring the land without permission from the head of state (International Center for Nigerian Law 1990) Another important factor affecting control over assets, including alienation rights, is whether ownership is joint or individual. Women’s Asset Ownership: Evidence from Georgia; Mongolia; and Cavite, Philippines | 5
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