Gender Indexes - an Overview

European Parliamentary Research Service, Forthcoming

2 Pages Posted: 25 Nov 2015

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Gianluca Sgueo

Center for Social Studies - University of Coimbra; European Parliamentary Research Service; New York University

Date Written: November 19, 2015

Abstract

In legal and statistical parlance, 'indicators' are the criteria used to measure progress towards specific objectives. Gender indicators – a sub category – have developed over the past 30 years with the aim of measuring inequalities in the fulfilment of women's rights across different countries and social systems. Since 1990, when the Gender Development Index and the Gender Empowerment Measure were generated, no less than 10 international gender indicators have been created. These indexes may vary in length, approach (e.g. which legal provisions are taken into consideration for the assessment), level of analysis (e.g. which statistical data are used and to what extent they are used), and scope (e.g. descriptive, analytical).

Keywords: gender, gap, EU, European Union, policy, policymaking, Europe, international law, European Law, indexes

Suggested Citation

Sgueo, Gianluca and Sgueo, Gianluca, Gender Indexes - an Overview (November 19, 2015). European Parliamentary Research Service, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2694075

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