Gender Development Index
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The Gender Development Index is a United Nations metric that compares female and male achievements in key dimensions of human development—such as health, education, and income—to highlight gender inequalities across countries.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations Development Programme index
ⓘ
composite index ⓘ gender equality indicator ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GDI ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
inform gender-sensitive policy design
ⓘ
monitor progress toward gender equality in human development ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
countries
ⓘ
territories ⓘ |
| basedOn | Human Development Index ⓘ |
| category |
gender and development
ⓘ
social statistics ⓘ |
| compares |
female and male educational attainment
ⓘ
female and male human development achievements ⓘ female and male income levels ⓘ female and male life expectancy ⓘ |
| conceptualFramework | capabilities and opportunities by gender ⓘ |
| dataSource |
international statistical databases
ⓘ
national statistical offices ⓘ |
| developedBy | United Nations Development Programme ⓘ |
| dimension |
education
ⓘ
health ⓘ income ⓘ |
| focusesOn | gender inequality ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | human development approach ⓘ |
| includesIndicator |
estimated earned income by sex
ⓘ
expected years of schooling by sex ⓘ life expectancy at birth by sex ⓘ mean years of schooling by sex ⓘ |
| indicatorType | relative measure ⓘ |
| measures | gender gaps in human development achievements ⓘ |
| organizationDomain | United Nations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Human Development Report
ⓘ
surface form:
Human Development Reports
|
| publisher | United Nations Development Programme ⓘ |
| purpose |
to compare female and male achievements in human development
ⓘ
to highlight gender inequalities across countries ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gender Inequality Index
ⓘ
Human Development Index ⓘ |
| reportedIn | annual Human Development Report ⓘ |
| scale | ratio of female to male Human Development Index values ⓘ |
| unitOfAnalysis | national level ⓘ |
| usedBy |
international organizations
ⓘ
policy makers ⓘ researchers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cross-country comparison of gender gaps
ⓘ
tracking temporal trends in gender development ⓘ |
| usedIn | international development analysis ⓘ |
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