Indicators
The Gender Equality Observatory publishes a set of relevant indicators to monitor progress toward gender equality and the economic, physical, and decision-making autonomy of women and girls in all their diversity in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Observatory's indicators are constructed from official statistical information, both that which is publicly available on official websites and that which countries provide through specific requests.
Each indicator has its own definition, links to the CEPALSTAT database, where the information can be disaggregated according to different variables to delve deeper into the metadata and sources, and links to publications that provide further analysis.
Femininity index for poverty
About this Indicator
Feminization of Poverty refers to the overrepresentation of women among the population living in poverty and extreme poverty. This indicator is key to showing how poverty reduction efforts in the region have not benefited men and women equally, highlighting that poverty disproportionately affects women, especially in households with children. Poor households tend to have a higher proportion of women in ages of greater productive and reproductive demands, reflecting their lack of economic autonomy.
Definition
Index comparing the percentage of women aged 20 to 59 in poverty (or extreme poverty) to that of men in the same age group. A value greater than 100 indicates that poverty (or extreme poverty) affects women more than men, while a value below 100 indicates the opposite. The indicator is based on household surveys from countries in the Household Survey Data Bank (BADEHOG), covering data from 2000 to the most recent year available.
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