Let us make an in-depth study of the subject matter and construction of gender-related development index. Subject Matter: According to Amartya Sen, economic development needs to be defined in terms of 'entitlement' and 'capability'. By entitlement we mean a set of alternative commodity bundles that an individual can command through the totality of rights and obligations that one faces. Thus, [...]
This article provides a short note on Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) to End Up Gender Inequality. In developing countries, as women are subject to various forms of inequality they are caught in 'inequality trap.' This gender inequality, being undesirable, needs to be closed. This requires empowerment of women. In this respect, women themselves have to come forward. In other words, [...]
The following article highlights the seven important forms of gender inequality. 1. Women Works Longer than Men: In most of the societies the male-stream is the main stream who argues that women have comparative advantage in household non-market production, like cooking and cleaning for the family that can be called emotional and personal caring work. Based on this thinking, household [...]