Gender Equality Index for Country Regions (GEICR)

Abstract

The study proposes a Gender Equality Index for Country Regions (GEICR), which aims to provide a comprehensive approach to the quantitative measurement of gender equality and social development in a sub-national setting and to show how resources are distributed between women and men. The GEICR includes four determinants, called pillars, twelve factors, and for each factor, a set of indicators. This approach was applied in 25 regions of Peru and the results show high statistical consistency with other similar measurements. The GEICR can be used by policymakers and other relevant stakeholders for policy and strategy design and development at the national and international levels, which is why it is an important tool for International Economic Diplomacy.

Appendices

Appendix 1

The Gender Equality Index for Peruvian Regions—Weights Used.

Pillar	Factor	Indicator	Weight
Education	Educational attainment	Literacy	0.50
		Years of study	0.50
	Primary Education	Attendance at primary school	0.50
		Primary school enrollment	0.50
	Secondary education	Attendance at secondary school	0.50
		Secondary school enrollment	0.50
Health	Access to health	Distance to the health care center	0.34
		National Identity Card	0.34
		Health insurance	0.31
	Morbidity	Hospitalizations	0.50
		Chronic conditions	0.50
	Basic care	Medical attention at public health centers	0.50
		Medicine reception	0.50
Autonomy	Economic	Economic dependence	0.35
		Labor income	0.36
		Unpaid work	0.30
	Physical	Adult sexual abuse	0.25
		Child sexual abuse	0.25
		Human trafficking	0.25
		Family violence	0.25
	Decision-making	Councilors	0.37
		Municipal governments	0.26
		Parliament	0.37
Opportunity	Access to higher education	University enrollment	0.34
		Enrollment in art higher education	0.34
		Enrollment in technological higher education	0.33
	Employment	Informality	0.33
		Participation in the labor market	0.33
		Underemployment	0.34
	Use of time	Time used in paid labor	0.36
		Employer	0.30
		Weekend labor	0.34

Appendix 2

The Gender Equality Index for Peruvian Regions—Women’s Index by Dimension 2019.

Region	General	Education	Health	Autonomy	Opportunity
Ica	48.5	50.2	49.8	32.2	61.9
Lima (city)	47.9	56.3	39.8	41.9	53.7
Arequipa	43.8	53.9	37.9	31.0	52.6
Moquegua	42.7	50.1	38.9	34.2	47.7
Callao	42.6	46.9	43.7	42.2	37.5
Tumbes	42.5	47.1	39.7	36.2	47.0
Madre de Dios	40.7	43.0	45.6	29.9	44.1
Tacna	40.3	55.7	35.1	28.5	41.7
Lima (provinces)	40.2	48.3	48.8	31.7	31.9
Ucayali	39.5	38.9	45.7	36.3	37.1
Lambayeque	39.1	37.9	47.2	41.0	30.1
PERU	37.9	40.2	39.7	34.4	37.4
Piura	37.0	37.4	44.2	39.6	26.7
La Libertad	36.5	37.2	38.2	39.7	30.9
Áncash	36.3	38.8	39.0	38.0	29.5
Junín	35.3	38.6	40.1	29.3	33.1
Pasco	35.0	39.1	39.0	30.9	31.2
Loreto	32.7	21.5	39.4	36.6	33.3
Puno	32.7	39.3	30.3	34.8	26.3
Amazonas	30.6	27.0	36.5	35.7	23.2
San Martín	29.7	20.8	40.0	34.8	23.2
Cusco	28.9	24.3	28.0	28.7	34.7
Huánuco	28.4	17.5	42.5	29.7	23.9
Ayacucho	27.3	14.3	37.8	30.2	27.0
Huancavelica	26.1	15.4	40.3	31.5	17.0
Apurímac	25.7	19.3	30.6	29.7	23.2
Cajamarca	25.1	13.4	37.8	32.2	16.8

Appendix 3

The Gender Equality Index for Peruvian Regions—Men’s Index by Dimension 2019.

Region	General	Education	Health	Autonomy	Opportunity
Moquegua	59.9	51.4	45.7	76.4	66.1
Arequipa	59.2	57.9	40.6	66.4	71.9
Ica	57.7	45.9	52.1	64.5	68.3
Lima (city)	56.7	52.4	42.3	64.2	67.7
Callao	55.2	55.3	46.1	62.8	56.7
Madre de Dios	55.0	53.0	50.1	68.4	48.5
Tacna	54.7	58.6	38.4	66.6	55.0
Tumbes	52.6	53.5	42.6	62.4	51.9
Pasco	52.4	47.3	44.5	67.9	49.9
Áncash	52.0	52.6	44.4	66.6	44.3
Lima (provinces)	51.8	45.4	50.0	67.1	44.8
Lambayeque	49.6	38.6	47.5	61.1	51.2
Junín	48.6	40.6	44.1	63.9	45.9
PERU	48.4	41.3	42.4	61.2	48.8
La Libertad	47.9	41.5	41.2	62.0	46.9
Ucayali	47.6	31.7	48.1	59.6	50.8
Apurímac	47.3	44.1	35.3	71.8	38.1
Puno	47.3	55.0	34.2	62.5	37.3
Piura	44.8	35.6	45.3	59.2	39.1
Cusco	44.4	36.3	31.6	59.5	50.5
Amazonas	44.3	36.7	36.8	69.7	34.0
Huancavelica	43.7	30.7	42.4	74.1	27.6
Ayacucho	42.6	28.9	42.0	68.3	31.0
San Martín	41.4	27.9	41.6	62.8	33.3
Loreto	41.3	27.3	40.2	57.6	40.1
Huánuco	40.7	26.1	45.7	62.9	28.1
Cajamarca	39.0	26.5	41.0	60.4	28.2

Appendix 4

The Gender Equality Index for Peruvian Regions—Gender Gap by Dimension 2019.

Region	General	Education	Health	Autonomy	Opportunity
Piura	−7.9	1.8	−1.1	−19.6	−12.4
Ucayali	−8.0	7.2	−2.4	−23.3	−13.7
Loreto	−8.6	−5.8	−0.8	−21.0	−6.8
Lima (city)	−8.7	3.9	−2.5	−22.4	−14.0
Ica	−9.2	4.3	−2.3	−32.3	−6.5
Tumbes	−10.1	−6.4	−2.9	−26.2	−4.9
PERU	−10.5	−1.1	−2.7	−26.8	−11.4
Lambayeque	−10.5	−0.7	−0.2	−20.1	−21.1
La Libertad	−11.4	−4.3	−3.1	−22.3	−16.0
Lima (provinces)	−11.6	2.8	−1.2	−35.3	−12.8
San Martín	−11.7	−7.1	−1.5	−28.0	−10.2
Huánuco	−12.3	−8.6	−3.3	−33.2	−4.2
Callao	−12.7	−8.4	−2.3	−20.6	−19.2
Junín	−13.3	−1.9	−4.0	−34.6	−12.8
Amazonas	−13.7	−9.6	−0.4	−34.0	−10.8
Cajamarca	−14.0	−13.0	−3.2	−28.2	−11.4
Madre de Dios	−14.3	−9.9	−4.5	−38.5	−4.4
Tacna	−14.4	−2.9	−3.3	−38.0	−13.3
Puno	−14.6	−15.7	−3.9	−27.7	−10.9
Ayacucho	−15.2	−14.6	−4.2	−38.1	−4.0
Arequipa	−15.4	−4.0	−2.7	−35.4	−19.3
Cusco	−15.5	−12.0	−3.6	−30.7	−15.8
Áncash	−15.6	−13.7	−5.4	−28.5	−14.8
Moquegua	−17.1	−1.3	−6.7	−42.2	−18.4
Pasco	−17.3	−8.2	−5.5	−37.0	−18.7
Huancavelica	−17.6	−15.3	−2.1	−42.5	−10.6
Apurímac	−21.6	−24.8	−4.7	−42.2	−14.8