Vocab
Major Concepts
Learning Objectives
Practice Questions
100
Measures the gender gap in level of achievements for the 3 dimensions of the HDI
What is the Gender-related development index?
100
Why does the U.S. rank high in HDI but rank low in GII?
In the US, compared to other countries with high HDI scores, the US has a high teenage pregnancy rate and the percentage of women in the national legislature is low.
100
What type of person are microloans given to?
Poor women in underdeveloped countries.
100
The GII in the U.S. is 0.262 and the GII in Canada is 0.136 which country has more gender inequality?
The U.S. has the most gender inequality because the GII score is higher than Canada's.
200
Measures the gender gap in the level of achievement in reproductive health, empowerment, and the labor market.
What is the gender-inequality index?
200
Why has inequality increased within the past 20th century. 
The sharp increase of wealth shared by the richest 1% in the U.S. and UK has resulted in a larger wealth gap between rich and poor, thus widening inequality.
200
What have been recent changes in the workforce today regarding gender roles?
More and more women have joined the workforce.
200
What is the relationship between a country's development (HDI) and gender inequality?
Most country's with a high HDI will have less gender inequality and vice versa.
300
small, short term loan to an impoverished entrepreneur in an underdeveloped country
What is microloans?
300
How do women rights affect the development of a country?
With more women rights come a better income, education, and health care for women which ultimately will give the country a higher HDI score which means the country is more developed.
300
How can owning a business promote a higher standard of living for women?
Businesses can increase incomes of those working there and will boost the economy, allowing women to have the money to find a decent place to live.
300
What is the only country that has a national parliament or congress with a majority of women?
a) Canada
b) Russia
c) South Africa
d) Rwanda
d) Rwanda
400
Standard of living, access to knowledge, and life expectancy.
What are the three dimensions of the HDI?
400
What is the ideal GDI and GII scores?
GDI: 1.000
GII: 0
*both on a scale of 0-1.
400
What opportunities have microloans provided to women?
Microloans provides women the opportunity to create a business.
400
What is the female labor force participation rate worldwide?
Define the female labor force participation rate?
Double if you get both right?
Worldwide- 51%
The percentage of women holding a full-time job outside of their homes.
500
The percentage of women with a full-time job.
What is the female labor force market?
500
Which regions have the most inequality? (highest GII and Lowest GDI)
Southwest Asia, South Asia, Noth Africa, and Sub-saharan Africa.
500
Why is there still inequality within the workforce between men and women?
Longstanding cultural and legal obstacles.
500
Which region has the highest gap in education between boys and girls.
South Asia
Higher in developing countries.