The African gender and development index : technical note
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African governments have signed and ratified a number of international and regional declarations, conventions and protocols and integrated them into constitutions and legislative frameworks. They have also implemented policies aimed at promoting gender equality and empowering boys, girls, men and women. There is a need to assess the progress being made towards achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment, while key gender inequalities must be identified and policy interventions introduced. The African Gender Development Index (AGDI) was introduced by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in 2004 to measure gaps between the status of African men and women and assess the progress made by African governments in implementing gender policies.
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“United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa (2017-09). The African gender and development index : technical note. Addis Ababa. © UN. ECA. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/43043”Collections
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