The African Gender and Development Index: an engendered and culturally sensitive statistical tool
In 2004 the African Union adopted an innovative gender index, the Afriacn Gender and Development Index (AGDI). It is composed of the quantitative Gender Status Index (GSI) and the qualitative African Women's Progress Scorecard (AWPS). The tool is built on the use of national data collected by a...
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| author | Jacques Charmes Saskia E. Wieringa Thokozile Ruzvidzo Gonzaque Rosalie |
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| description | In 2004 the African Union adopted an innovative gender index, the Afriacn Gender and Development Index (AGDI). It is composed of the quantitative Gender Status Index (GSI) and the qualitative African Women's Progress Scorecard (AWPS). The tool is built on the use of national data collected by a national team of specialists. Since the beginning three cycles of implementation have occurred. After the last cycle the AGDI was revised. In this article the authors assess the implementation of the AGDI, against the background of other gender indices, and discuss the latest revisions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a5e92913695846ecab0f7860c5c027a82023-06-01T04:41:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sociology2297-77752023-06-01810.3389/fsoc.2023.11140951114095The African Gender and Development Index: an engendered and culturally sensitive statistical toolJacques Charmes0Saskia E. Wieringa1Thokozile Ruzvidzo2Gonzaque Rosalie3Institute of Research for Development (IRD), University of Paris, Paris, FranceAmsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsConsultant, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaEconomist at UNECA, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaIn 2004 the African Union adopted an innovative gender index, the Afriacn Gender and Development Index (AGDI). It is composed of the quantitative Gender Status Index (GSI) and the qualitative African Women's Progress Scorecard (AWPS). The tool is built on the use of national data collected by a national team of specialists. Since the beginning three cycles of implementation have occurred. After the last cycle the AGDI was revised. In this article the authors assess the implementation of the AGDI, against the background of other gender indices, and discuss the latest revisions.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1114095/fullgender statisticsAfricaSGDsGDIGEMindex |
| spellingShingle | Jacques Charmes Saskia E. Wieringa Thokozile Ruzvidzo Gonzaque Rosalie The African Gender and Development Index: an engendered and culturally sensitive statistical tool Frontiers in Sociology gender statistics Africa SGDs GDI GEM index |
| title | The African Gender and Development Index: an engendered and culturally sensitive statistical tool |
| title_full | The African Gender and Development Index: an engendered and culturally sensitive statistical tool |
| title_fullStr | The African Gender and Development Index: an engendered and culturally sensitive statistical tool |
| title_full_unstemmed | The African Gender and Development Index: an engendered and culturally sensitive statistical tool |
| title_short | The African Gender and Development Index: an engendered and culturally sensitive statistical tool |
| title_sort | african gender and development index an engendered and culturally sensitive statistical tool |
| topic | gender statistics Africa SGDs GDI GEM index |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1114095/full |
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