Gender Inequality Index
Gender Inequality Index
https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/thematic-composite-indices/gender-inequality-index#/indicies/GII
| Title | Gender Inequality Index |
| Unit of measure | 0-1 |
| Source data | World Bank |
| Original data source | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Human Development Data: http://hdr.undp.org/en/data/ |
| Statistical concepts and definition | The Gender Inequality Index (GII) quantifies gender-based disparities across three dimensions—reproductive health, empowerment, and labour market participation—in countries with sufficiently reliable data. It captures the extent of potential human development lost due to gender disparities in these areas, scoring from 0 (gender parity) to 1 (maximum disparity). The computation of GII values employs a method proposed by Seth (2009), involving a two-step aggregation process: first, calculating dimension-specific geometric means for each gender, followed by aggregating these means into a gender-combined harmonic mean. |
| Relevance | Gender inequality limits women's social interactions, independence, and access to new information, adversely affecting their self-esteem and ability to express themselves. This inequality crucially impacts two key aspects of caregiving: mothers' physical and mental health and their autonomy over household resources. Such constraints hinder women's ability to make decisions beneficial for themselves and their children, with research showing a clear link between women's status and child malnutrition. The GII's scale from 0 to 1 illustrates the degree to which gender inequality diminishes a country's human development, serving as a critical tool for policy analysis and advocacy to address these disparities. |
| Time coverage | Annual |
| Sector coverage | Social/Gender |
| Data compilation | Composite indicator. |
| Relationship* | 1 |
* This field expresses the impact on vulnerability. The minus sign indicates that it has a vulnerability-decreasing impact (positive impact on resilience), and the plus sign indicates a vulnerability-increasing impact.