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THE gender asset gap in ecuador , Ghana and Karnataka, India. Hema Swaminathan Centre for Public Policy Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Global Conference on Women in Agriculture New Delhi March 13-15, 2012. Measures of the Gender Asset and Gender Wealth Gaps.
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THE gender asset gap in ecuador, Ghana and Karnataka, India Hema Swaminathan Centre for Public Policy Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Global Conference on Women in Agriculture New Delhi March 13-15, 2012
Measures of the Gender Asset and Gender Wealth Gaps • Forms of Asset Ownership by Sex • Incidence of Asset Ownership by Sex • Distribution of Asset Ownership by Sex • Distribution of Gross Asset Worth by Sex
Female Share of Owners and Female Share of Wealth, Real Estate
Share of Household Gross Physical Wealth by Sex Karnataka, India Ecuador Ghana
Modes of Acquisition, Principal Residence Karnataka, India
Policy Recommendations • Egalitarian property ownership within marriage • Incentives to women to acquire property in their own names • Changes in institutional and cultural practices steeped in patriarchy • Social protection for all members of society • Asset data collection at individual level
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