Question

What does a low Gender Inequality Index (GII) value indicate?

• A. Greater gender inequality
• B. Low inequality between women and men
• C. No gender disparities
• D. Economic instability

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Low inequality between women and men

• Countries are divided into five groups based on their absolute deviation from gender parity in Human Development Index (HDI) values.

• This classification indicates low equality in HDI achievements between women and men. (Human Development Report 2023/2024)

• According to the World Economic Forums Global Gender Gap Report 2024, India ranks 129th out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity.

• The Gender Inequality Index (GII) also provides insights into gender disparities in India.

• It measures inequality across key sectors such as health, empowerment, and the labour market.

• A low GII value indicates low inequality between women and men.Conversely, a high GII value reflects greater gender inequality.