A Dijkstra
Erasmus University Rotterdam
textabstractthere two reasons important good measure ofgender equality countries regions one important initself countries regions want compare achievements thisarea countries second measurecan used assess relationship gender equality andeconomic development 1995 undp developed two composite indicesof gender equality genderrelated development index gdi thegender empowerment measure gem paper reviews extendsconceptual methodological critiques gdi alsothe gem latter thus far largely neglected theliterature paper goes develop alternative compositemeasure gender equality draws good aspects gdi andgem attempts avoid methodological weaknesses