Gender Inequality Index

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The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure used by the United Nations to assess disparities between women and men in reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation across countries.

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instanceOf United Nations index
composite index
gender inequality measure
abbreviation GII
aggregationLevel country level
basedOn national statistical data
bestValueMeaning 0 indicates no gender inequality
criticizedFor data limitations in some countries
limited coverage of unpaid care work
limited coverage of violence against women
dataFrequency annual
developer UNDP Human Development Report Office
dimension empowerment
labor market participation
reproductive health
firstPublishedIn Human Development Report
surface form: 2010 Human Development Report
geographicCoverage countries and territories worldwide
indicator adolescent birth rate
female labor force participation rate
female population with at least secondary education
female share of parliamentary seats
male labor force participation rate
male population with at least secondary education
male share of parliamentary seats
maternal mortality ratio
introducedIn 2010
measures disparities between women and men
gender inequality
organization United Nations
partOf Human Development Report
surface form: Human Development Reports
publisher United Nations Development Programme
surface form: UNDP

United Nations Development Programme
relatedTo Gender Development Index
Human Development Index
replaced Gender Empowerment Measure
Gender Development Index
surface form: Gender-related Development Index
scaleMaximum 1
scaleMinimum 0
subjectArea development economics
gender equality
human development
usedFor international comparison of gender inequality
monitoring gender disparities over time
policy analysis
worstValueMeaning 1 indicates extreme gender inequality

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subject surface form: Human Development Index
Human Development Report includesIndex Gender Inequality Index
Gender Development Index relatedTo Gender Inequality Index
GDI relatedTo Gender Inequality Index
subject surface form: Gender Development Index