The Gender Development Index (GDI)

question 73

Multiple Choice

The Gender Development Index (GDI)

• A) measures the percentage of women who are illiterate and living in poverty.
• B) uses the same variables as the Human Development Index but adjusts them downward to take into account the extent of gender inequality.
• C) measures the extent of income inequality between households headed by males and households headed by females.
• D) measures the difference in educational attainment between males and females.

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