The Gender Equality Index is a unique measurement tool that synthesises the complexity of gender equality as a multi-dimensional concept into a user-friendly and easily interpretable measure. It is formed by combining gender indicators, according to a conceptual framework, into a single summary measure.
It consists of six core domains: work, money, knowledge, time, power, health and two satellite domains (Intersecting inequalities and violence). The satellite domains are conceptually related to the Index but cannot be included in the core index because they measure an illustrative phenomenon. Specifically, the domain of violence measures gender-based violence against women, and the domain of Intersecting Inequalities considers specific population groups such as lone parents, carers or people with disabilities.

As a university student in China, I believe gender inequality and its consequence have mutual influence on each other. A woman, in the eye of a traditional pattern, ought to take responsibilities as child-rearing, feeding the family members and doing the laundry ect. In turn, employer who holds such bias would provide less challenging and flexible work, which means less opportunities in promotion and salary increasing. Noticeably, since there are less job oppotunities for female, rendering women earn less than men, bias in the society is emphasized and proved right in its reasons. Guess the point to narrow the gap would has something to do with the broken of the mode as well as the potential connections between the two.

I’ve never understood why women earn less money then men.. So you want to tell me that for absolutely equal positions the employer offers more money to man and understates this amount to woman? It’s insane.. isn’t it?

JacoB, you’re telling stupid things. This is used-to-be opinion. In modern society difference between women and men became so unessential that there is absolutely no reasons to opt for men in job hiring and correspondingly in question of reward.