This database has been the first to put the humans in the center of country statistics through the introduction of the human development index (HDI). Later, it added the Gender-specific Development Index (GDI), the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM), and the Human Poverty Index to the yearly Human Development Reports. These measures and the index values are controversial (as most of such indices, and especially, composite measures are). They represent good starting points to gauge human development, and gender inequities in countries around the world —except for the human poverty measures which put, for example Singapore and the Occupied Palestinian Territory almost cheek-to-cheek. In addition to celebrating women’s history month through speeches, biographies, and articles, this factographic database should get more attention, support and funding to inform better about the gross inequities of women in many countries.
Source: Gale.com
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