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Quantifying Status of Women and Men in India at the Subnational Level

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  • Jagriti Kher
  • Savita Aggarwal
  • Geeta Punhani

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This article attempts to develop a status index for female and male genders and quantify the same at the subnational level for India. It examines the gaps and shortcomings in women’s socio-economic attainments with respect to men. Four main components were considered for quantifying this gender status index, namely (a) education, (b) health and demographics, (c) economic participation and (d) political participation and decision-making, with four to six parameters for each of these dimensions. This exercise shows that, overall, there are huge gender differentials in status across all states and union territories in India. The most lacking sectors for women are their poor economic and political participation, which therefore need consistent and targeted action. This study also shows that tools such as status index can be suitably used to gauge and monitor empowerment of women over different temporal and spatial scales.

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  • Jagriti Kher & Savita Aggarwal & Geeta Punhani, 2017. "Quantifying Status of Women and Men in India at the Subnational Level," Indian Journal of Human Development, , vol. 11(3), pages 335-355, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:inddev:v:11:y:2017:i:3:p:335-355
    DOI: 10.1177/0973703018758411
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