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Category: Economic power
Authors: Preet Rustagi & Rajini Menon

 

This paper explores the gender dimensions of asset ownership. It examines the multitude of inheritance systems and legal provisions existing in the Asia-Pacific region with special reference to the challenges faced by women. The
efforts taken throughout the region to ensure equitable rights for women over land, property and resources have also been studied. The paper concludes with policy
recommendations for ensuring gender equitable rights over assets. The authors underscore the need for building up empirical information and statistical data on individual ownership of assets to enable evidence-based advocacy for requisite policy changes.

 

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2010/06 - Gender-Sensitive Fiscal Policies: Experience of ex-post and ex-ante Gender Budgets in Asia-Pacific