Economic Commission for Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)Africa (ECA)

The African Gender and The African Gender and Development IndexDevelopment Index

Objectives of the AGDI :Objectives of the AGDI :

Monitor and report on progress in addressing gender inequalities and inequities that exist between men and women.

Monitor and report on progress on women’s empowerment and advancement.

Objectives of the AGDIObjectives of the AGDI

Provide African policy makers, gender planners and politicians with information to measure the extent of the advancement in implementing programmes aimed at addressing gender inequalities and strengthening women’s empowerment.

Monitor the action being taken in implementing conventions that African countries have ratified.

Provide a tool that is not only able to measure progress in quantitative ways, but also in qualitative terms

The African Gender and Development The African Gender and Development IndexIndex

Consists of 2 parts:The Gender Status Index –

quantitative

The African Women’s Progress Scoreboard – qualitative

The Gender Status Index Consist of 3 Blocks:The Gender Status Index Consist of 3 Blocks:

Social Power ‘ Capabilities” Block

Economic ‘Opportunities’ Power Block

Political Power ‘ Agency’ Block

THE GSITHE GSIBLOCK COMPONENT SUB-

COMPONENTINDICATOR

Social Power‘Capabilities’

Education    

Health    

Economic Power ‘Opportunities’

Income    

Time useEmployment

   

Access to resources

   

Political Power ‘Agency’

Public Sector    

Civil Society    

Social Power BlockSocial Power Block

Education

Enrolment

Primary enrolment rate

Secondary enrolment rate

Tertiary enrolment rate

DropoutPrimary dropout ratio

Secondary dropout ratio

LiteracyAbility to read and write

Primary school completed

Social Power BlockSocial Power Block

Health

Child health

Stunting under 3

Underweight under 3

Mortality under 5

Life expectancy at birth

New HIV infection

Time spent out of work

Economic Power Block:Economic Power Block:

Wages

Wages in agriculture

Wages in civil service

Wages in formal sector (public and/or private)

Wages in informal sector

Economic Power Block:Economic Power Block:

Income

Income from informal enterprise

Income from small agricultural household enterprise

Income from remittances and inter-household transfers

Time-

use

Time-use

Time spent in market economic activities (as paid employee, own-account or employer)

Time-use variables are disaggregated by age group and urban/rural

Time-use surveys

Time spent in non market economic activities or as unpaid family worker in market economic activities

Time-use surveys

Time spent in domestic, care and volunteer activities Time-use

surveys

Economic Power Block:Economic Power Block:

EmploymentOr: Share of paid employees, own-account workers and employers in total employment

 

Economic Power Block:Economic Power Block:

Access to resources

Means of production

Ownership of rural/urban plots/houses or land

Access to credit

Freedom to dispose of own income

Management

Employers

High civil servants (class A)

Members of professional syndicates

Administrative, scientific and technical

Political Power Block:Political Power Block:

  

Public sector   

Members of parliament

Cabinet ministers

Higher courts judges

Members of local councils

Higher positions in civil service (including government institutions, regional governors and ambassadors)

Political Power Block:Political Power Block:

Civil society

Senior positions in

Political parties

Trade unions

Employers’ associations

Professional syndicates

Heads or managers of NGOs

Heads of community-based associations or unions

VariablesIndicato

rSub-

componentBlock

Members of parliament 0.083    

Cabinet ministers 0.13    

Higher courts judges 0.342    

Members of local councils 0.295    

Higher positions in civil service (including government institutions. regional governors and ambassadors)

0.323 0.235  

Senior positions in political parties 0.182    

Senior positions in trade unions 0.333    

Senior positions in employers' associations

0.262    

Senior positions in professional syndicates

0.228    

Heads or managers of NGOs 0.078    

Heads of community-based associations or unions

0.02 0.184 0.21

The African Gender and The African Gender and Development IndexDevelopment Index

The African Women’s Progress Scoreboard – qualitative

Ratification Reporting Law Policy commitment

CEDAW

Vertical Axis :Vertical Axis :

Ratification Reporting Law Policy Commitment Development of a Plan Targets Institutional Mechanism Budget

Vertical Axis :Vertical Axis :

Human resources (Training)

Research

Involvement of civil society

Monitoring and evaluation

Information and dissemination

Women’s RightsWomen’s Rights

CEDAW

Ratification without reservation

Optional protocol

Art 2

Art 16

African Charter of Human and People’s Rights – Women’s Rights protocol – harmful practices

SOCIAL POWERSOCIAL POWER

Beijing Platform of Action

Violence against Women

Domestic violence

Rape

Sexual harassment

Traffic in women

African Charter on the Rights of the Child art XXVII

SOCIAL POWERSOCIAL POWER

Health- ICPD POA Plus Five

STI’s

HIV/AIDS

Maternal mortality

Contraception

2001 Abuja Declaration on HIV/AIDS and women

Education

Policy on girl school dropouts

Education on human/women’s rights

ECONOMIC POWERECONOMIC POWER

ILO

Convention 100

Convention 111

Convention 183

Policy on HIV/AIDS

Economic PowerEconomic Power

  

Engendering NPRS

Access to agricultural extension services

Access to technology

Equal access to land

POLITICAL POWERPOLITICAL POWER

UN 1325 conflict resolution

Beijing PFA effective and accessible national machinery

Policies

Support for women’s quota and affirmative action

Decision making positions within parliament/ministries

Gender mainstreaming in all departments