Measuring Gender Equality (Streamlined Analysis with ADePT Software) - Softcover

Posadas, Josefina; Paci, Pierella; Sajaia, Zurab; Lokshin, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1464807752 ISBN 13: 9781464807756

Publisher: World Bank Publications, 2016

Synopsis

Gender equality is a core development objective in its own right and also smart development policy and business practice. No society can develop sustainably without giving men and women equal power to shape their own lives and contribute to their families, communities, and countries. And yet, critical gender gaps continue to exist in all countries and across multiple dimensions. The gender module of the World Bank's ADePT software platform produces a comprehensive set of tables and graphs using household surveys to help diagnose and analyze the prevailing gender inequalities at the country level and over time. This book provides a step-by-step guide to the use of the ADePT software and an introduction to its basic economic concepts and econometric methods. The module is organized around the framework proposed by the World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development. It covers gender differences in outcomes in three primary dimensions of gender equality: human capital (or endowments), economic opportunities, and voice and agency. Particular focus is given to the analysis and decomposition techniques that allow for further exploring of gender gaps in economic opportunities.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1464807752
• ISBN 13: 9781464807756
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 230