This land is her land: A comparative analysis of gender, institutions, and landownership
Most analyses of the gender gaps in landownership are based on one or a few countries in which little discussion is provided of the institutional context. Yet, the institutions within a given context will certainly influence both men’s and women’s landownership. In this paper, we analyze data from i...
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| author | Mika, Helena Doss, Cheryl |
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| description | Most analyses of the gender gaps in landownership are based on one or a few countries in which little discussion is provided of the institutional context. Yet, the institutions within a given context will certainly influence both men’s and women’s landownership. In this paper, we analyze data from individual men and women respondents to the Demographic and Health Surveys in 45 low- and middle-income countries combined with 28 indicators at the national level of relevant institutions. To measure the associations with institutions, we use indicators of the structure of the economy, land market efficiency, women’s labor force participation, education of women and girls, gender equality, women’s property rights, social norms, marital property rights and inheritance, women’s political voice, and the extent of indigenous and communal property in the country. We do not find a clear association between higher GDP and structural transformation in the economy and a smaller gender land gap. This suggests that economic growth and development alone will not resolve the gender land gaps. The indicators that proxy for more gender equality in the labor force, educational attainment, and legal and social norms are all associated with a lower gender gap in landownership. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1434812025-12-02T21:03:24Z This land is her land: A comparative analysis of gender, institutions, and landownership Mika, Helena Doss, Cheryl land access gender households employment land markets institutions land ownership property rights developing countries men land rights gender equity women Most analyses of the gender gaps in landownership are based on one or a few countries in which little discussion is provided of the institutional context. Yet, the institutions within a given context will certainly influence both men’s and women’s landownership. In this paper, we analyze data from individual men and women respondents to the Demographic and Health Surveys in 45 low- and middle-income countries combined with 28 indicators at the national level of relevant institutions. To measure the associations with institutions, we use indicators of the structure of the economy, land market efficiency, women’s labor force participation, education of women and girls, gender equality, women’s property rights, social norms, marital property rights and inheritance, women’s political voice, and the extent of indigenous and communal property in the country. We do not find a clear association between higher GDP and structural transformation in the economy and a smaller gender land gap. This suggests that economic growth and development alone will not resolve the gender land gaps. The indicators that proxy for more gender equality in the labor force, educational attainment, and legal and social norms are all associated with a lower gender gap in landownership. 2021-12-31 2024-05-22T12:14:26Z 2024-05-22T12:14:26Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143481 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Doss, Cheryl R.; and Mika, Helena. 2021. This land is her land: A comparative analysis of gender, institutions, and landownership. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2089. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134943. |
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| title | This land is her land: A comparative analysis of gender, institutions, and landownership |
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| title_short | This land is her land: A comparative analysis of gender, institutions, and landownership |
| title_sort | this land is her land a comparative analysis of gender institutions and landownership |
| topic | land access gender households employment land markets institutions land ownership property rights developing countries men land rights gender equity women |
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