Gendering Human Development Indices: Recasting the Gender Development Index and Gender Empowerment Measure of India
Published By: Ministry of Women and Child Development | Published Date: November, 10 , 2009Gender-related Development Index (GDI) and Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) developed by UNDP need to be recast to realistically capture the gender gaps in development
and empowerment in the Third World. These indices have been developed from a northern perspective, and
do not incorporate the perspective of the south. How can we recast GDI and GEM to make them meaningful for
India within the limitations of data availability? Can GDI and GEM become effective instruments for building
gender equity?
Author(s): Government of India Ministry of Women and Child Development | Posted on: Nov 10, 2009 | Views(1555) | Download (1492)