Measures of gender equality
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Measures of gender equality[1] or inequality are statistical tools employed to quantify the concept of gender equality.[2][3]
There are over three hundred different indicators used to measure gender equality, as well as a number of prominent indices.[4] The most prominent indices of gender equality include UNDP's Gender-related Development Index (GDI) and the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM), introduced in 1995. More recent measures include the Gender Equity Index (GEI) introduced by Social Watch in 2004, the Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) developed by the World Economic Forum in 2006, and the Social Institutions and Gender Index of OECD Development Centre (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) from 2007.[4][5]