Global Gender Gap Index
| Quick info | |
|---|---|
| Data type | Numeric |
| Scale | Metric |
| Value labels | Not applicable |
| Technical name | socstr_si_im_gggi |
| Category | Social structure |
| Label | Global Gender Gap Index |
| Related indicators | |
The "Global Gender Gap Index" is an annual assessment that tracks the current status and progress of gender parity across four key areas: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. The Index measures scores on a scale of 0 to 1, where the score reflects the extent of progress made toward closing the gender gap—essentially indicating the percentage of the gap that has been eliminated.
Coding rules
To quantify the gender gap, the Global Gender Gap Index is calculated based on a total of 14 social indicators across four areas. The index values are expressed as percentages, representing the level of equality achieved so far. It focuses on measuring gaps in outcome variables and ranks countries according to gender equality. Teorell et al. (2024:1315) define the variable as "The Global Gender Gap Index (0 to 1, where 1 indicates no gap) examines the gap between men and women in four fundamental categories (subindexes): Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival and Political Empowerment."
Bibliographic info
Citation:- Teorell, Jan, Aksel Sundström, Sören Holmberg, Bo Rothstein, Natalia Alvarado Pachon, Cem Mert Dalli, Rafael Lopez Valverde & Paula Nilsson (2024). The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version Jan24. University of Gothenburg: The Quality of Government Institute, https://www.gu.se/en/quality-government, doi:10.18157/qogstdjan24
- Welzel, C. (2013). Freedom rising: Human empowerment and the quest for emancipation (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- World Economic Forum. (2023). The global gender gap report 2023. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-gender-gap-report-2023/
- Kusum Kali Pal, Kim Piaget, and Saadia Zahidi (2024). Global Gender Gap Report 2024. World Economic Forum. Available at https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-gender-gap-report-2024/
Misc
Project manager(s): Responsible for data editing, description (WESIS) and entry: Andrea Schäfer (2021-2025, Version 0.001); Principal Investigator: Irene Dingeldey, Ulrich Mückenberger
Data release:- Version 0.001: Initial release with data from The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version January 2024
Revisions: No revisions yet
Sources
- Teorell, Jan, Aksel Sundström, Sören Holmberg, Bo Rothstein, Natalia Alvarado Pachon, Cem Mert Dalli, Rafael Lopez Valverde & Paula Nilsson (2024). The Quality of Government Standard Dataset, version Jan24. University of Gothenburg: The Quality of Government Institute, https://www.gu.se/en/quality-government, doi:10.18157/qogstdjan24
- Welzel, C. (2013). Freedom rising: Human empowerment and the quest for emancipation (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- World Economic Forum. (2023). The global gender gap report 2023. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-gender-gap-report-2023/
