This paper spatially and inter-temporally investigates inter-household gender inequality and
poverty in Cameroon between 1996 and 2001 using the Oaxaca-Blinder approach and the
ECAM I and ECAM II household surveys. Personal household characteristics are believed to
be associated with inter-household inequality as suggested by gender-neutral and genderbias
indicators. We use a series of econometric analyses to identify variables such as: level of
educational, household size and type, age and experience, sector of activity and milieu of
residence as among those that are significantly associated with household real expenditures,
gender inequality and poverty. Discrimination coefficients depict varying trends for the
various factors that accounts for gender inequality in Cameroon with discrimination biased
in favor of male headed households. Policy implications point to the need for bridging
educational differences between genders, alleviating regional disparities, putting in place
mechanism that rationalize household sizes, regulating the informal sector and encouraging
development oriented investments in rural areas. Tacking these issues may reduce interhousehold
gender inequality and augment well-being of grass-root populations.