Key findings of the study "Karnataka Household Asset Survey (KHAS): Measuring the Gender Asset Gap" were presented at a workshop hosted by the Centre for Public Policy (CPP) at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) on Aug 1 & 2, 2011. The event was part of the dissemination activities related to the Gender Asset Gap Project, which was initiated in 2009 to understand the differential patterns of asset ownership by men and women. The Gender Asset Gap project is a multi-country collaborative project undertaken in Ecuador, Ghana, and India (Karnataka) and is supported by the MDG3 Fund under the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The programme on Day One of the workshop commenced with a welcome address by Professor Rajeev Gowda, Chairperson of the Centre for Public Policy at IIMB, followed by an introduction to the workshop by Dr. Hema Swaminathan, Assistant Professor at IIMB and Principal Investigator of KHAS. Participants for the first day of the workshop included representatives from the Government of Karnataka, academicians, donors, legal professionals, women's organizations and think tanks.
The inaugural address was delivered by Dr. V. S. Elizabeth, Coordinator, Centre for Women and Law, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, who provided deep insights into the historical context of asset ownership of women in India.
A structured presentation of the key findings from the Karnataka Household Asset Survey (KHAS) 2010-2011 was given by Dr. Hema Swaminathan and Ms. Suchitra J. Y., Researcher at CPP and Project Director of KHAS. Dr. Govind Kelkar, UN Women (United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women) was the policy discussant for the study findings. She also moderated the open floor discussions that followed.
The post-lunch session focused on the policy relevance of such data, with a panel discussion chaired by Professor Gita Sen of CPP. The panelists comprised Ms. Kalpana Sharma, Independent Journalist; Dr. Yamini Atmavilas from the Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad; Mr. Dhrijesh Tiwari from the Central Statistical Organization, New Delhi; and Ms. Kirti Singh, Supreme Court Advocate.
The proceedings of the workshop on Day Two were in Kannada. Participants included representatives from field-level NGOs and academicians from several districts in Karnataka. The programme commenced with a welcome address by Professor Rajeev Gowda followed by an introduction to the project and the workshop by Dr. Swaminathan. Ms. Cauvery B. B., State Programme Director of the Mahila Samakhya Karnataka provided the inaugural address. Ms. Suchitra J. Y. presented the key findings of the study. This was an interactive session with participants providing comments, feedback and asking questions on the study over the course of the presentation.
The afternoon session had a panel discussion moderated by Ms. Shakun Mohini from Vimochana, Bengaluru. The panelists were Professor M. Indira, Department of Economics, Mysore University; Ms. Sowmya Bhat, practicing advocate in Bengaluru; and Professor Hilda Rayappan from the Prajna Counselling Centre in Mangalore.
KHAS is a state-representative and unique data set with rich individual-level information as opposed to regular surveys that collect household-level asset information. KHAS has also collected data on how men and women acquire assets, which helps us look at the legal framework and other contextual factors which affect asset ownership by individuals.
Participants at the event included academics, representatives from the Government of Karnataka, statistical offices, women's organizations, legal professionals, donors and others.
Click here for a summary of KHAS.
Related link: http://genderassetgap.iimb.ac.in/
Key findings of the study "Karnataka Household Asset Survey (KHAS): Measuring the Gender Asset Gap" were presented at a workshop hosted by the Centre for Public Policy (CPP) at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) on Aug 1 & 2, 2011. The event was part of the dissemination activities related to the Gender Asset Gap Project, which was initiated in 2009 to understand the differential patterns of asset ownership by men and women. The Gender Asset Gap project is a multi-country collaborative project undertaken in Ecuador, Ghana, and India (Karnataka) and is supported by the MDG3 Fund under the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The programme on Day One of the workshop commenced with a welcome address by Professor Rajeev Gowda, Chairperson of the Centre for Public Policy at IIMB, followed by an introduction to the workshop by Dr. Hema Swaminathan, Assistant Professor at IIMB and Principal Investigator of KHAS. Participants for the first day of the workshop included representatives from the Government of Karnataka, academicians, donors, legal professionals, women's organizations and think tanks.
The inaugural address was delivered by Dr. V. S. Elizabeth, Coordinator, Centre for Women and Law, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, who provided deep insights into the historical context of asset ownership of women in India.
A structured presentation of the key findings from the Karnataka Household Asset Survey (KHAS) 2010-2011 was given by Dr. Hema Swaminathan and Ms. Suchitra J. Y., Researcher at CPP and Project Director of KHAS. Dr. Govind Kelkar, UN Women (United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women) was the policy discussant for the study findings. She also moderated the open floor discussions that followed.
The post-lunch session focused on the policy relevance of such data, with a panel discussion chaired by Professor Gita Sen of CPP. The panelists comprised Ms. Kalpana Sharma, Independent Journalist; Dr. Yamini Atmavilas from the Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad; Mr. Dhrijesh Tiwari from the Central Statistical Organization, New Delhi; and Ms. Kirti Singh, Supreme Court Advocate.
The proceedings of the workshop on Day Two were in Kannada. Participants included representatives from field-level NGOs and academicians from several districts in Karnataka. The programme commenced with a welcome address by Professor Rajeev Gowda followed by an introduction to the project and the workshop by Dr. Swaminathan. Ms. Cauvery B. B., State Programme Director of the Mahila Samakhya Karnataka provided the inaugural address. Ms. Suchitra J. Y. presented the key findings of the study. This was an interactive session with participants providing comments, feedback and asking questions on the study over the course of the presentation.
The afternoon session had a panel discussion moderated by Ms. Shakun Mohini from Vimochana, Bengaluru. The panelists were Professor M. Indira, Department of Economics, Mysore University; Ms. Sowmya Bhat, practicing advocate in Bengaluru; and Professor Hilda Rayappan from the Prajna Counselling Centre in Mangalore.
KHAS is a state-representative and unique data set with rich individual-level information as opposed to regular surveys that collect household-level asset information. KHAS has also collected data on how men and women acquire assets, which helps us look at the legal framework and other contextual factors which affect asset ownership by individuals.
Participants at the event included academics, representatives from the Government of Karnataka, statistical offices, women's organizations, legal professionals, donors and others.
Click here for a summary of KHAS.
Related link: http://genderassetgap.iimb.ac.in/