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The Gender, Land and Asset Survey (GLAS) is one of the first studies to undertake a quantitative and gendered assessment of men’s and women’s rights over assets – including ownership, documentation and degree of control over use, transfer and transactions – and the implications thereof. GLAS, developed and piloted by the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), Associates Research Uganda Limited and University of KwaZulu-Natal, is a survey methodology for collecting and analyzing individual- and household-level quantitative data on women’s rights over assets with the goal of providing more in-depth detail on determinants of women’s asset rights.
This study points to significant gender gaps in the ownership, decision-making, and documented claims over a wide array of assets in South Africa. The results also point to significant nuances in the nature of the gender asset gap and its drivers.
You can download this publication from the website of the International Center for Research on Women.
