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WBL: Supportive Framework, Assets, Awareness measures are in place to improve women's access to information about property and inheritance rights

The indicator assesses whether: (1) information on property or inheritance rights is provided by a public entity; (AND) this information covers at least one of the following thematic areas: land, housing, property, or inheritance; (AND) this information addresses at least one of the following aspects: how to claim property rights or how to divide or settle property in cases of divorce or death; (AND) the information is disseminated through websites, reports, programs, or educational activities; (AND) The information has been released or updated within the past five years preceding the data collection cut-off date and information provided by a private or nongovernmental agency is insufficient; OR; (2) there is a helpline provided by a public entity to advise property owners in the language spoken by the majority of the people, and this service has been operational during the reporting cycle; (AND) This information covers at least one of the following thematic areas: land, housing, property, or inheritance; (AND) This information addresses aspects related to how to claim or register property rights; OR (3) detailed guidelines on how to register property are available in the language spoken by the majority of people.

Score = 1 if any of the three conditions is met; otherwise, score = 0. For details, please refer to the WBL Methodology Handbook (link: https://wbl.worldbank.org/content/dam/sites/wbl/documents/2026/WBL-Methodology-Handbook-2026-FINAL.pdf)