User:Roxytilly333/Gender Inequality Index/Bibliography

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Bibliography

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Bibliography

This is a scholarly article that includes information about the Gender Inequality Index providing the positives, negatives and origins of the GII. ^[1]

This is a scholarly article that includes the uses, and misuses of both the Gender Development Index (GDI), and the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM). ^[2]

This is a textbook that gives information regarding the basics of gender inequality. ^[3]

Scholarly article that discusses the shortcomings of the GII and how subgroups of the GII would work better. ^[4]

This is a scholarly article that shows the improvement of the shortcomings of the formulas used within the GII. ^[5]

Examples:

Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
- This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.

References

^ Gaye, Amie; Klugman, Jeni; Kovacevic, Milorad; Twigg, Sarah; Zambrano, Eduardo (December 2010). "Measuring Key Disparities in Human Development: The Gender Inequality Index" (PDF). United Nations Development Programmme: 1–28.
^ Schüler, Dana (July 2006). "The Uses and Misuses of the Gender-related Development Index and Gender Empowerment Measure: A Review of the Literature". Journal of Human Development. 7 (2): 161–177 – via Academic Search Complete.
^ Newton, David E. (2019). Gender inequality: a reference handbook. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781440872860.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Schmid, Caitlin; Cook, Rose; Jones, Laura (2023). "Measuring Gender Inequality in Great Britain: Proposal for a Subnational Gender Inequality Index". Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society. 30 (2): 580–606 – via Political Science Complete.
^ Mcdonald, Max; Koblitz, Neal (2019). "One Bad Formula Can Spoil Everything: A Simple Adjustment That Would Improve the UN's Gender Inequality Index". Mathematical Intelligencer. 41 (2): 27–34 – via Academic Search Complete.

Outline of proposed changes

The scholarly article "Measuring Key Disparities in Human Development: The Gender Inequality Index" outlines the origins of the Gender Inequality Index, and also highlights the positive and negatives of the GII as well. Information from this article would work well under the "Origins" header of the Wikipedia article, as the article brings up information about the GEM, and GDI but not much about the GII itself. This article also gives general information about the GII which would be useful under the "Dimensions" header of the Wikipedia article
The scholarly article "The Uses and Misuses of the Gender-related Development Index and Gender Empowerment Measure: A Review of the Literature" outlines how the GDI and GEM have been used and misused. This would work well under the "Origins" header of the Wikipedia article to make some minor changes about the information of the GDI and GEM that are in that section.
The book "Gender inequality: a reference handbook" gives general information about the GII which would be useful under the "Dimensions" header of the Wikipedia article. Under the "Dimensions" header information about the GII is heavily lacking.
The scholarly article "Measuring Gender Inequality in Great Britain: Proposal for a Subnational Gender Inequality Index" outlines the criticisms of the GII and proposes a newly imagined GII that might work better. This would help improve the "Criticism" section of the Wikipedia article, while it does have good information it can always be improved.
The scholarly article "One Bad Formula Can Spoil Everything: A Simple Adjustment That Would Improve the UN's Gender Inequality Index" analyzes the shortcomings of the GII and what could be improved within the GII.
I would like to investigate a criticism that was outlined in the "Talk" page of the Wikipedia article. There was mention that there was some false information including how Saudi Arabia may not be as equal as to women in Africa.
I would like to update some dated information. They very first time the article was published was in 2012, it has been twelve years. There have been edits and updates since, but it could use some recent references or recent information.

Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.

In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.

Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.

Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.

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[1] Gaye, Amie; Klugman, Jeni; Kovacevic, Milorad; Twigg, Sarah; Zambrano, Eduardo (December 2010). "Measuring Key Disparities in Human Development: The Gender Inequality Index" (PDF). United Nations Development Programmme: 1–28.

[2] Schüler, Dana (July 2006). "The Uses and Misuses of the Gender-related Development Index and Gender Empowerment Measure: A Review of the Literature". Journal of Human Development. 7 (2): 161–177 – via Academic Search Complete.

[3] Newton, David E. (2019). Gender inequality: a reference handbook. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781440872860.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[4] Schmid, Caitlin; Cook, Rose; Jones, Laura (2023). "Measuring Gender Inequality in Great Britain: Proposal for a Subnational Gender Inequality Index". Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society. 30 (2): 580–606 – via Political Science Complete.

[5] Mcdonald, Max; Koblitz, Neal (2019). "One Bad Formula Can Spoil Everything: A Simple Adjustment That Would Improve the UN's Gender Inequality Index". Mathematical Intelligencer. 41 (2): 27–34 – via Academic Search Complete.

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