Temporal-Spatial Comparative Analysis of Gender Indexes of India vis-a-vis other Countries (1995-2020)

Abstract

Gender inequality and discrimination, which exist in all spheres of life, is a multidimensional and hard to quantify although scholars and intellectuals of various fields have always accepted the prevalence of it. Several authorities have even attempted to measure taking into account many variables.  This paper delves into a comprehensive examination of gender indexes in India, aiming to shed light on the status of gender equality in comparison with developed nations and its neighbouring counties in comparison to global standards. The study is limited to six gender indexes-Gender development indexes, Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM), Global Gender Gap Index (GGP), Social Institution and Gender Index (SIGI), Gender Inequality Index (GII), Sustainable Development Goals Gender Index- of only 10 selected countries and data from as early as 1990s to 2020 have been taken into account which is a long time period to evaluate gender performance of countries. Most of the gender indexes highlights the differences between endowments of resources between men and women and reflects the inequality of outcomes; Equality of opportunity versus equality of outcomes is a separate much ponderable debate in this context.