Making the human development index (HDI) gender-sensitive

Author(s)
Sharma, Shalendra
Editor(s)
Sweetman, Caroline
Publication date
1997-02-01
Subject
Approach and methodology
Gender
Keywords
Development methods
Gender and Development Journal
GaD

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Gender & Development
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/131331
DOI
10.1080/741922304
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
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. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.
Pages
2
ISSN
1355-2074
EISSN
1364-9221
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