Unequal asset rights remain an important driver of gender inequality and food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using cross-sectional data from 31 SSA countries, this study examines the effect of gender inequality in asset ownership on women's food security in the region. The seemingly unrelated (SUR) bivariate probit framework has been adopted in analysing the data. This approach is used for addressing the possible endogeneity bias that occurs when the dependent variable and regressor are both endogenous and binary. The major finding of this study reveals that gender inequality in asset ownership increases women's risk of facing food insecurity. The aforementioned is more pronounced for women who are undereducated, live in rural areas, and suffer various forms of discrimination. It is therefore important that more egalitarian laws on asset ownership and inheritance be adopted in all SSA countries. This will significantly increase women's specific food security and thus contribute to improving inclusiveness in these countries.

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撒哈拉以南非洲资产所有权和妇女粮食安全方面的性别不平等

不平等的资产权利仍然是撒哈拉以南非洲 (SSA) 地区性别不平等和粮食不安全的重要驱动因素。本研究使用来自 31 个 SSA 国家的横截面数据，检验资产所有权方面的性别不平等对该地区妇女粮食安全的影响。在分析数据时采用了看似无关 (SUR) 双变量概率框架。这种方法用于解决当因变量和回归变量都是内生的和二元的时可能发生的内生性偏差。这项研究的主要发现表明，资产所有权方面的性别不平等增加了女性面临粮食不安全的风险。对于受教育程度低、生活在农村地区、遭受各种形式歧视的妇女来说，上述情况更为明显。因此，重要的是在所有 SSA 国家中采用关于资产所有权和继承的更平等的法律。这将显着提高妇女的特定粮食安全，从而有助于提高这些国家的包容性。