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Does the new Gender Inequality Index replace previous Reports’ Gender Development Index and Gender Empowerment Measure?

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Does the new Gender Inequality Index replace previous Reports’ Gender Development Index and Gender Empowerment Measure?

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Yes. The introduction in 1995 of the Gender-related Development Index (GDI) and the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) coincided with growing international recognition of the importance of monitoring progress in the elimination of gender gaps in all aspects of life. While the GDI and the GEM have contributed immensely to the gender debate, they have conceptual and methodological limitations. In the 20th anniversary edition of the Human Development Report, the Gender Inequality Index has been introduced as an experimental index. It is not a perfect measure. Just as the HDI continues to evolve, the Gender Inequality Index will also be refined.