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Wikis > wikigender.org:Variables

Following variables are used in the country information boxes:

Name Definition Source Year
wikigender.org:Variables Population Total estimated population World Bankhttp://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL Latest available (updated daily)
wikigender.org:Variables Gross Domestic Product Gross Domestic Product World Bankhttp://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD Latest available (updated daily)
wikigender.org:Variables Sex Ratio The number of males for each female of the total population U.S. CIA, World Factbookhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2018.html 2010
wikigender.org:Variables Fertility Rate Average number of children women have in a given population UN dataEstimation for 2010-2015, http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=PopDiv&f=variableID%3A54 2011
wikigender.org:Variables Life Expectancy Ratio Ratio of female to male life expectancy World Bank 2008 datahttp://go.worldbank.org/SFFZ6TBMI0 2008
wikigender.org:Variables Income Ratio Ratio of estimated female to male earned income Based on United Nations Development Fund. Human Development Report. New York: UNDP (2009). 2009
wikigender.org:Variables Literacy Ratio Ratio of female to male adult literacy (ages 15 and older) Source: Human Development Report [Female adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above)], and [Male adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above)]. PNUD. 2009
wikigender.org:Variables Tertiary Enrolment Ratio The number of students enrolled in tertiary education, regardless of age, as a percentage of the population of official school age for that level. Female to male ratio (in %) United Nations Development Fund. Human Development Report. New York: UNDP (2006) 2006
wikigender.org:Variables Women in Parliament Seats held by women in a lower or single house or an upper house or senate, where relevant (% of total) United Nations Development Fund. Human Development Report. New York: UNDP (2006) 2006
wikigender.org:Variables Human Development Index A composite statistic measuring life expectancy, education and income per capita, used to rank countries by their level of human development. HDI values lie between 0 and 1, representing minimum and maximum possible levels of development International Human Development IndicatorsHuman Development Index (HDI) – 2011 Rankings 2011
wikigender.org:Variables 2009 Social Institutions and Gender Index A new composite measure of gender equality, based on the OECD’s Gender, Institutions and Development Database. The SIGI introduces 12 innovative indicators on social institutions, which are grouped into 5 categories: Family Code, Physical Integrity, Son Preference, Civil Liberties and Ownership Rights. OECD.StatExtractsSIGI Ranking 2012 – Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) 2012
wikigender.org:Variables Gender Inequality Index A composite measure reflecting inequality in achievements between women and men in three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. It varies between zero (when women and men fare equally) and one (when men or women fare poorly compared to the other in all dimensions) Human Development Reporthttp://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2010_EN_Table4_reprint.pdf 2010
wikigender.org:Variables Talk:Gender Equality Index A composite indicator that ranks 157 countries by measuring women’s relative economic activity, education and empowerment. SocialWatch.orghttp://www.socialwatch.org/node/11760 2009
wikigender.org:Variables Women’s Economic Opportunity Index A pilot effort to assess the laws, regulations, practices, and attitudes that affect women workers and entrepreneurs. It uses 26 indicators to evaluate every aspect of the economic and social value chain for women, from fertility to retirement. The Economist Intelligence Unit Limitedhttp://www.eiu.com/site_info.asp?info_name=womens_economic_opportunity&page=noads&rf=0 2010
wikigender.org:Variables Global Gender Gap The Global Gender Gap Report’s index assesses 134 countries on how well they divide resources and opportunities amongst male and female populations, regardless of the overall levels of these resources. The World Economic Forumhttps://members.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/report2010.pdf 2010

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