Which Is the Best Measure of Women's Advancing Rights

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which is the best measure of women's advancing rights?

• A) GEM
• B) Percentage of women in the legislature
• C) It depends on the question one is asking
• D) Political scientists have stopped trying to measure this

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