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Indexes and Gaps: Debating Gender Methodology for International Comparisons

Indexes and Gaps: Debating Gender Methodology for International Comparisons. Prof Jacqueline O’Reilly University of Brighton Business School. Feminism as a political project: Contested methodological approaches

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Indexes and Gaps: Debating Gender Methodology for International Comparisons

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  1. Indexes and Gaps:Debating Gender Methodology for International Comparisons Prof Jacqueline O’Reilly University of Brighton Business School

  2. Feminism as a political project: Contested methodological approaches • Universal understanding of subjugation & International comparisons of female employment • A typology of approaches • Benchmarking, multi-level indexes & comparative analytical frameworks • Conclusions

  3. Benchmarking and multi-level indexes to inform comparative analytical frameworks • GDI • GEM • EUGEI

  4. GDI • developed in 1995 from the Human Development Index (UNDP 2006:396). • Three key measures: • life expectancy at birth, • adult literacy, • and real GDP per capita to indicate access to resources for a decent standard of living. • The GDI uses the same measures as the HDI differentiating for men and women. Countries are ranked on their absolute levels for HDI and their relative scores on gender equality in human development.

  5. GEM • developed to focuses on women’s opportunities in: • political participation and decision making (the female share of parliamentary seats); • economic participation and decision making (women’s share of positions as legislators, senior officials and managers; and women’s share of professional and technical positions); • and power over economic resources (measured by men and women’s estimated earned income) (UNDP, 2006: 398).

  6. Benchmark base to compare countries • Available data & relevance • Consciousness raising • Draw attention to policy areas to address gaps

  7. Cons • Debate over capabilities & outcomes • Methods of calculating indices • Confusion over what is being measured – relative or absolute gender inequalities • Neglected in policy debates • Not dig deeper

  8. EU Gender Equality Index (EUGEI) • Rationale European Employment Strategy – policy orientated • Definition of equality based on – Fraser – equity • Multiple levels of measures

  9. Composition of the EU Gender Equality Index (EUGEI) Source: Plantenga et al. 2009

  10. Conclusions ? Locke & Thelen (1995) contextualized comparisons Daly & Rake (2003) Chant (2006)

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