The Uses and Misuses of the Gender‐related Development Index and Gender Empowerment Measure: A Review of the Literature

Journal of Human Development

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-181

  Schüler, Dana ^a  

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Author keywords

Gender Empowerment Measure; Gender inequality; Gender related Development Index

Indexed keywords

EID: 85089761828     PISSN: 14699516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649880600768496     Document Type: Article

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