Measuring and Reporting Gender Equality: The African Gender and Development Index
Abstract
This paper focuses on Measuring and Reporting Gender Equality: The ECA's African Centre for Gender and Development (ACGD) has developed an African Gender and Development Index (AGDI), a tool to measure gender equality and equity, as well as the empowerment and advancement of women in Africa. African states have ratified a number of conventions over time aimed at bringing about socio-economic development for the betterment of all social sub-groups.
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“United Nations. Economic and Social Council; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. African Centre for Gender and Social Development (ACGS) (2003-09). Measuring and Reporting Gender Equality: The African Gender and Development Index. UN. ECA Meeting of the Bureau of the Committe on Women and Development (2003, Sep. 16-17 : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). Addis Ababa :. © UN. ECA,. http://hdl.handle.net/10855/18737”Collections
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