This paper constructs a weighted measure of the multidimensional concept of gender inequality: the Multidimensional Gender Inequality Index (MGII). Multiple Correspondence Analysis is used to rank the separate
To examine the role of inequality in academic achievement, we analyse a cross-national dataset including data from three cycles from 2012 to 2018 from the PISA, an international assessment of 15-year-old students’ math, reading, and science performance.
Against this backdrop, it is not surprising that according to the UN Gender Inequality Index, Kyrgyzstan ranks 122nd globally (UN Data, 2020), and the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Report indicates that, in 2021, Kyrgyzstan took 108th place out of 156 (World Economic Forum, 2021). ...
In this section, we investigate to which extent gender preferences for venues are related to gender inequality. To do that, we compare the results of our methodology with GII using the cultural gender preference vector, Gr, for a country r considered in this study. For that, we rank for a...
The HDR's Gender Inequality Index (GII), which measures women's empowerment in three dimensions (reproductive health, empowerment, and economic activity), ranks Lao at 113 out of 162 countries, with a GII value of 0.459. Between 1990 and 2019, the Lao PDR's HDI value increased by 51.4 ...
The map below shows gender inequality, using a composite gender inequality index based on the state rankings for three variables: difference in literacy rates between male and females, differences in rates of economic participation and the percentage of municipal leaders who are female. (Data sources...
Brazil: https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/277; Ghana: https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog?sort_by=rank&sort_order=desc&sk=LSMS+ghana+; Nigeria: https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/1002); National Income Dynamics Study, South Africa (http://www....
Gender inequality and restrictive gender norms: framing the challenges to health. Lancet. 2019;393(10189):2440–54. Article PubMed Google Scholar Connell RW, Pearse R. Gender: in world perspective. Cambridge: Polity; 2014. Google Scholar Cook N. Gender relations in global perspective: ...
The global film industry is shaped by gender inequality. Women are structurally underrepresented in professional roles that include high levels of creative and economic decision-making power, such as directors, writers, and producers. In our study, we as
Scientific editors shape the content of academic journals and set standards for their fields. Yet, the degree to which the gender makeup of editors reflects that of scientists, and the rate at which editors publish in their own journals, are not entirely