Full citation: Meinzen-Dick, R., Quisumbing, A. R., Theis, S., & Doss, C. R. (2017). Women’s Land Rights as a Pathway to Poverty Reduction: Framework and Review of Available Evidence. Washington, DC.
Record Author: Quisumbing, A. R
Policy reform toward gender equality in Ethiopia
Full citation: Kumar, N. and Quisumbing, A., “Policy Reform toward Gender Equality in Ethiopia” 1226 IFPRI DISCUSSION PAPER (November 2012). – Using data from the Ethiopian Rural Household Survey (ERHS), the study shows how two seemingly unrelated reforms—community-based land registration, undertaken since 2003, and changes in the Family Code implemented in 2000—may have created conditions that reinforce each other in improving gender equity. Specifically, the analysis finds (among other things) impacts of the land registration effort on the evolution of perceptions of the distribution of assets upon divorce. The study found that awareness about the land registration process is positively […]
The Gender Implications of Large-Scale Land Deals
Full citation: Behrman, J., Meinzen-Dick, R. and Quisumbing, A. R., “The Gender Implicationsof Large-Scale Land Deals” 17 IFPRI POLICY BRIEF (April 2011). – This article addresses the current information gap on the differential gender effects of large-scale land deals through an overview of the phases of large-scale land deals and discussion of related effects on rural men and women; a presentation of further evidence using several case studies on the gender effects of large-scale deals; and a conclusion that looks at knowledge gaps and areas for further research as well as broad recommendations for gender equitable large-scale land deals. [Threats […]
The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index
Gender, Property Rights, and Natural Resources
Full citation: Meinzen-Dick, R. S., Brown, L. R., Sims Feldstein, H. and Quisumbing, A. R., “Gender, Property Rights, and Natural Resources,” 29 FCND DISCUSSION PAPER (1997).
Land and Schooling: Transferring wealth across generations
Full citation: Quisumbing, A. R., Estudillo, J. P., & Otsuka, K. (2004). Land and Schooling: Transferring wealth across generations. Washington D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute.