Making the Human Development Index (HDI) gender-sensitive

Shalendra D. SHARMA

Making the Human Development Index (HDI) gender-sensitive

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Abstract

The Human Development Index (HDI) has become a widely used measure for understanding patterns of socio-economic development. This article argues that it could be greatly improved by incorporating sex-disaggregated data, to reveal the different socio-economic contributions and situations of men and women within each country.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Gender in development organisations
Editors	Caroline SWEETMAN
Publisher	Oxfam
Pages	60-61
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Print)	9780855983659
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1997
Externally published	Yes

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Making the Human Development Index (HDI) gender-sensitive

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