The African Gender and Development Index: an engendered and culturally sensitive statistical tool

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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Main Authors: Jacques Charmes, Saskia E. Wieringa, Thokozile Ruzvidzo, Gonzaque Rosalie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Sociology
Subjects:
gender statistics
Africa
SGDs
GDI
GEM
index
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1114095/full

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