This paper aims at exploring and evaluating the geographic distribution of gender inequality across Italian regions. The aim of the analysis is two-fold. First we build a composite indicator of gender inequality at the regional level for Italy by applying the methodology developed by the World Economic Forum for the Global Gender Gap Index. Second, we compute the Italian Gender Gap Index for each region in order to measure the within-country heterogeneity that characterizes Italy. We complete the analysis by presenting the correlation between the Italian Gender Gap Index and relevant socio-economic variables.
In questo lavoro si propone di esplorare e valutare la distribuzione territoriale delle disparità di genere nelle regioni italiane. L’analisi si propone di contribuire alla letteratura in due modi. Primo, si costruisce un indice di disuguaglianza di genere a livello regionale per l’Italia sulla base della metodologia sviluppata dal World Economic Forum per il Global Gender Gap Index. Secondo, si calcola l’Italian Gender Gap Index per ogni regione con l’obiettivo di misurare la disuguaglianza di genere che caratterizza l’Italia. Si completa l’analisi presentando la correlazione tra l’Italian Gender Gap Index e le variabili socio-economiche rilevanti.
Assessing Gender Inequality among Italian Regions: the Italian Gender Gap Index
BOZZANO M
2012-01-01
Abstract
This paper aims at exploring and evaluating the geographic distribution of gender inequality across Italian regions. The aim of the analysis is two-fold. First we build a composite indicator of gender inequality at the regional level for Italy by applying the methodology developed by the World Economic Forum for the Global Gender Gap Index. Second, we compute the Italian Gender Gap Index for each region in order to measure the within-country heterogeneity that characterizes Italy. We complete the analysis by presenting the correlation between the Italian Gender Gap Index and relevant socio-economic variables.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.