Gender Inequality Index (GII) and Global Gender Gap Quiz

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Why is increasing the empowerment of women considered a major goal?

Because it reduces infant and child mortality (correct)
Because it improves health and nutrition
Because it lowers employment rates for men
Because it decreases literacy rates

What is a key benefit associated with improvements in women's education?

Increase in infant mortality rates
Decrease in women's employment opportunities
Strong gains in income (correct)
Reduction in life expectancy

Which organization developed the Gender Development Index (GDI) and Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM)?

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (correct)
UN General Assembly
World Bank
World Health Organization (WHO)

What do the GDI and GEM primarily focus on?

Differences between women and men (B) Signup and view all the answers

Why are meaningful indicators necessary in measuring women's empowerment?

To guide and evaluate policy and intervention efforts (A) Signup and view all the answers

What are some dimensions of empowerment mentioned in the text?

Multiple dimensions including political participation, income, and educational enrollment (A) Signup and view all the answers

What aspects are included in the Gender Inequality Index (GII)?

All of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT accounted for in the GII?

Personal security (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a limitation of the indices discussed regarding national-level computation?

They obscure within-country variation (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) highlight?

National-level achievement gaps between women and men (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect is particularly problematic for assessing women within lower economic strata?

Variables representing the most educated women (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a key limitation of using widely available variables in the indices?

They may not be most indicative of women's empowerment (B) Signup and view all the answers

What dimensions of empowerment are compared by Ewerling et al. in 3 African countries?

Attitude to violence, decision making, and social independence (A) Signup and view all the answers

Why was the Female Empowerment Index (FEMI) developed?

To address shortcomings in previous indices (C) Signup and view all the answers

What did Ewerling et al. use to compare data in 3 African countries?

Principal Component Analysis (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which dimension of empowerment is NOT included in the Female Empowerment Index (FEMI)?

Gender wage gap (A) Signup and view all the answers

What important aspect of empowerment does FEMI compute sub-national variation in?

Decision making and personal agency (C) Signup and view all the answers

Apart from adding new domains of empowerment, what does the FEMI address?

Shortcomings in previous indices and gender gaps (B) Signup and view all the answers