Social Institutions and Gender Index
The Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) is an
social institutions which are formal and informal laws, social norms and customary practices that impact the roles of women.[2][3] The SIGI is a multifaceted measure that focuses on four dimensions: Discrimination in the family, Restricted physical integrity, Restricted access to productive and financial resources, and Restricted civil liberties.[3]
Construction
SIGI is based on a selection of indicators from the
OECD member countries, given that legal discrimination against women is not present in most of these countries. However, significant gender inequality may nevertheless exist in OECD member countries; therefore, SIGI scores are only calculated for non-OECD countries to avoid misleading comparisons.[2]
Applications
Econometric analysis using the SIGI have shown the significant impact of social institutions on gender equality outcomes. For example, higher levels of gender inequality in
social institutions are strongly correlated to lower participation of women in paid labor.[3] However, higher levels of inequality are not necessarily associated with lower levels of per capita income. Some high-income countries in the Middle East and North Africa region, for example, have high levels of gender inequality. Education, on the other hand, seems to be a strong promoter of women's rights. The higher the percentage of women who can read and write, the lower the discrimination they suffer in social institutions.[4]
See also
- Gender equality
- Gender inequality
- Gender Parity Index
- Gender Empowerment Measure
- Gender Gap Index
- Gender-related Development Index
References
- ^ "OECD - Gender discrimination in social norms: Measuring the invisible". www.oecd.org. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ S2CID 154769451.
- ^ a b c "Discrimination in Social Institutions and Women's Participation in the Labour Force - A Strong Relationship | Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI)". genderindex.org. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ^ a b "Social Institutions, Literacy and Growth | Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI)". genderindex.org. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ^ Cho, Seo-Young (2011). "Integrating Equality - Globalization, Women's Rights, Son Preference and Human Trafficking". Discussion Papers No. 73.
Sources
- Boris Branisa, Stephan Klasen, Maria Ziegler, Denis Drechsler, and Johannes Jütting (2013): The institutional basis of gender inequality: the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI). Feminist Economics, Published online: 11 Dec 2013.
- Boris Branisa, Stephan Klasen, and Maria Ziegler (2013): Gender Inequality in Social Institutions and Gendered Development Outcomes, World Development, Volume 45, May 2013, Pages 252–268
- Johannes Jütting, Christian Morrisson, Jeff Dayton Johnson, and Denis Drechsler (2008): Measuring Gender (In)Equality: The OECD Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base, Journal of Human Development, Volume 9, Issue 1 March 2008, pages 65 – 86.
External links
- Social Institutions and Gender Index, official website