SIGI 2023 Methodology: A Statistical Instrument to Assess Deeply Rooted Gender-based Discrimination in Social Institutions

The Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) is a composite index developed by the OECD Development Centre, serving as a statistical tool to measure the root causes of gender inequality globally. To do so, the SIGI collects and aggregates data on gender-based discrimination in formal and informal laws as well as in social norms. This...