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Gender Development Disparities: Unveiling Inequalities and Empowering Women Worldwide

Gender disparities in development are evident globally despite high Human Development Index (HDI) ratings. The Gender Development Index (GDI) and Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) compare women's advancement to men's in areas like income, education, and political participation. Analysis of these indicators reveals the persistent gender gap in opportunities and empowerment. Enhancing gender equality is crucial for overall societal progress and achieving sustainable development goals. Explore the complexities of gender development metrics and their significance in shaping a more equitable future.

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Gender Development Disparities: Unveiling Inequalities and Empowering Women Worldwide

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  1. Ch.9 Key Issue 3 Where Does Level of Development Vary by Gender?

  2. Is it really a problem? • Overall HDI can mask inequalities in a country between men and women • HDI of .99 doesn’t mean women are treated as fairly as men • The UN has not found a single country where women are treated as equally as men!

  3. Measuring Gender Equality • Gender-related Development Index (GDI) • Compares women’s development to men’s • Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) • Participation in economics or politics (positions of power) • Both created by UN

  4. GDI • Uses same indicators for HDI, except it focuses on comparing the status of women to men • Per capita female income as a % of p/c male income • # of females enrolled in school compared to # of males • % literate females compared to % literate males • Life expectancy of females compared to males

  5. GEM • Ability of women to improve status • Fewer women than men hold positions of power in both MDCs and LDCs • Calculation: 2 economic, 2 political indicators • Economic: • P/C female income to P/C male income • % of professional and tech jobs held by women • Political: • % of administrative jobs held by women • % of national parliament (Congress) that are women

  6. Overall • Complete equality/empowerment would receive scores of 1.0 • Every country has a lower GEM then GDI • Higher scores in MDCs, lower scores in LDCs • To promote development, LDCs seek to improve on these indicators (of GDI and GEM) • This was an MDG more empowerment and equality for women = development!

  7. Questions • What do high scores in each GDI and GEM represent? • What regions would have high scores? Low scores? • If a country scored a .7 GDI and a .3 GEM, what does this tell us about women in that country? • What indicator do women do betterthen men?

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