This paper examines the role of men’s and women’s asset inheritance on the poverty and well-being of women and their families in rural Ethiopia. We use data from the 1997, 2004 and 2009 rounds of the Ethiopian Rural Household Survey to investigate the following issues:

1. What is the long-term impact of gender differentials in inheritance on household consumption, poverty and food security?
2. Are there significant differences in poverty and well-being between male- and female-headed households, as well as female spouses in male-headed households, taking into account individual and household characteristics, including individually inherited assets?

Intergenerational transfer of wealth has been proposed as playing a pivotal role in the evolution of human sibling relationships.  Sibling rivalry is assumed to be more marked when offspring compete for limited heritable resources, which are crucial for reproductive success (e.g., land and livestock); whereas in theIntergenerational transfer of wealth has been proposed as playing a pivotal role in the evolution of human sibling relationships.  Sibling rivalry is assumed to be more marked when offspring compete for limited heritable resources, which are crucial for reproductive success (e.g., land and livestock); whereas in theabsence of heritable wealth, related siblings may cooperate.

This research examines the current processes of land rights registration in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Mozambique and assesses their outcomes for poor and vulnerable groups.  Land is becoming increasingly scarce in many parts of Africa, and mounting competition for this valuable resource is driving conflict between and within groups.

Gender inequities present a major barrier to increased agricultural production and food security in Ethiopia.  However, a lack of nationally representative sex-disaggregated data and analysis hinder the development and implementation of evidence-based policies.  This report aims to contribute to filling this gap by presenting a gender analysis of the Ethiopian Central Statistics Agency’s Agricultural Sample Survey (AgSS) data, collected between 2010 and 2013.

Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world and is striving to provide for its chronically food insecure people. As the third most populous country in Africa, the people of Ethiopia are characterized by substantial ethnic and religious diversity, with over 85 ethnic groups and most major world religions represented, as well as animist belief systems (Webb, von Braun, and Yohannes 1992).

Like many African countries, the majority of women in Ethiopia hold low status in the society.  They have been denied equal access to education, training and gainfulLike many African countries, the majority of women in Ethiopia hold low status in the society.  They have been denied equal access to education, training and gainfulemployment opportunities and their involvement in policy formulation and decision making processes has been minimal.  Women play a vital role in the community by taking care of all social activities.  However, they do not enjoy the fruits of their labor and suffer from political, economical, social and cultural marginalization.

The main purpose of this paper was to identify the status of rural women to access and control over land in East Gojjam since 1974.  Despite measures taken to ensure gender equality in land ownership since 1974, women in Ethiopia in general and in East Gojjam in particular experienced more challenges related with access toThe main purpose of this paper was to identify the status of rural women to access and control over land in East Gojjam since 1974.  Despite measures taken to ensure gender equality in land ownership since 1974, women in Ethiopia in general and in East Gojjam in particular experienced more challenges related with access toand control over land.

We run an experiment in Ethiopia where farmers can use their own money to decrease the money of others (money burning).  The data support the prediction from an inequality aversion model based on absolute income differences; but there is no support for an inequality aversion model based on comparison with mean payoff of others. Experimentally measured money burning on the village level is negatively correlated to real-life agricultural innovations. This result is robust even when data from another independent survey than the current research are used.  This underscores the importance of social preferences in agricultural innovations in developingWe run an experiment in Ethiopia where farmers can use their own money to decrease the money of others (money burning).  The data support the prediction from an inequality aversion model based on absolute income differences; but there is no support for an inequality aversion model based on comparison with mean payoff of others. Experimentally measured money burning on the village level is negatively correlated to real-life agricultural innovations. This result is robust even when data from another independent survey than the current research are used.  This underscores the importance of social preferences in agricultural innovations in developingcountries.

This report captures the findings of the research work on “Strengthening Women’s Access to Land in IFAD funded projects: Experience from the land registration process in Ethiopia”.  It presents the outcomes of the investigation on women’s land rights and its implications in the registration process carried out in Amhara region.

Land is a critical asset and a vital source of livelihood for the majority of Ethiopians.  Land, however, is becoming increasingly scarce for numerous reasons: rapid population growth, high population density in productive areas, degradation of agricultural lands, urbanization, and competing demands from different users, including investors.  In a time of growing land scarcity, women’s subordinate socio-economic status heightens the importance of their access to, control of, and ability to benefit from land.

The study conducted with proposition that development needs to be participatory including both men and women.  Different scholars came up with different explanations by raising the question why gender gap in different sectors.  The objectives of this paper are to: Analyze some relevant theories of development related to the causesThe study conducted with proposition that development needs to be participatory including both men and women.  Different scholars came up with different explanations by raising the question why gender gap in different sectors.  The objectives of this paper are to: Analyze some relevant theories of development related to the causesof gender equality considering from different point of view; scrutinize using empirical data on gender participation by education, employment, health and political representation in Ethiopia corresponding to theories development; pinpoint the challenges and obstacles of gender equality in different sector in Ethiopia, assess thelegal and policy frameworks of the Ethiopian government on gender.

The purpose of this study is to uncover the role of empowering women and achieving gender equality in the sustainable development of Ethiopia.  To achieve this purpose, the researcher employed qualitative methodology, with secondary sources as instruments of data collection.  Based on the data analysed, findings of the study show that the role of women across different dimensions of sustainable development is less reflected in the country.  The use of a women's labour force in the economic development of the country is minimal.

The importance of providing secure land rights to smallholder farmers in developing countries is now widely recognized.  In line with this, our paper analyzes the impact of land certification on boosting productivity of female-headed households in Ethiopia, which are believed to be systematically more tenure insecure than their male counterparts.  Based on parametric and semi-parametric analyses, the impact of certification on plot-level productivity is positive and significant. However, certification has different impacts on male and female productivity: male-headed households gain significantly and women gain only modestly.  Hence, the results indicate that, while certification is clearly beneficial to farm-level productivity, it does not necessarily lead to more gains for female-headed households.

This country gender profile provides comparative information on men and women in Ethiopia covering a wide range of issues, with particular reference to poverty and other economic, political, legal socio-economic and socio-cultural factors.  Three topics namely, the girl child, HIV/AIDS and human rights and governance are given separate coverage, because of the need to give special attention to the issues.

The study on women and land in five countries of the Eastern Africa Sub-region commissioned by EASSI was prompted by the concern over the lack of ownership of land by the majority of women in the region.  While the majority of women in Sub-saharan Africa and particularly Eastern African region edge a living for their families on land, they largely do not own this land.  In some cases women are treated as labourers on the land who can be disposed of anytime the landlords choose to.

The study is designed to explore the status of rural women in access to and control over land in the current land administration system in two rural Kebeles in East Shewa Zone Ada’a Woreda of Oromia region on smallholder farmers’ landholding registration.  The Ormia National Regional State Rural Land Administration and Use Proclamation and its implementation procedure are examined from a gender perspective in terms of ensuring rural women’s land holding rights and control they have over land.

The Government of Ethiopia is working towards mainstreaming gender in all sector programmes, including agriculture.  Women, despite having key role in advancing agricultureal development and food security, their contribution is undervalued and they have been neglected in the making of agricultural policies.

One of the biggest challenges facing Africa is the rapid spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.  In 2004, an estimated 3.1 million people were newly infected while 2.3 million died of AIDS-related causes.  While the intensity, pace and impact of the epidemic is heterogeneous, two underlying patterns appear to be consistent.  Across Sub-Saharan Africa, women are affected disproportionately and in most countries, women are being infected with HIV at an earlier age than men.  Women make up 57 percent of adults living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa.  Among people aged 15-24, females account for 76 percent of HIV infections in the region (UNAIDS, 2004).  Those at highest risk are also those who are most socially and economically disadvantaged.

This Article critically analyzes the law and the practice on women’s right to and control over rural land in Ethiopia. The study employed doctrinal legal research and empirical quantitative methods to collect and analyse data from primary and secondary sources. Tools such as law review and analysis, interviewer-assisted survey questionnaire, key informant interviews and focus group discussions were used in the process of data collection.