Statistical Analysis of the Gender Inequality Index by the Regions of Ukraine

Abstract

The article presents the results of adapting the methodology for determining the Gender Inequality index at the regional level for Ukraine in 2021. At the same time, a transformed set of indicators was used and the variability of indicator values in different regions of the country was clearly illustrated. The following facts were discovered during the research. Achieving gender equality is an important priority around the world, as existing gender problems significantly hinder the rational use of human resources. Current approaches to the study of gender equality involve the use of various indices both at the country level and at the subnational level - gender development, gender inequality, global gender gap. The need for regional adaptation of the Gender Inequality index for Ukraine is due to the fact that the methodology proposed by the UN does not reflect the various regional characteristics of a specific country. The reason for this is the limited possibilities of data collection and the need to universalize their types and types for all countries. In the conditions of Ukraine, the authors managed to significantly adjust the indicators of each area in order to determine the difference between the regions of our country in the context of measuring gender inequality. As a result, it makes it possible to provide politicians and government officials with effective political, economic and social recommendations in the context of human potential development, taking into account the gender factor, which would be effective for each of the regions of the country. It was found that the area of change in indicators of regional indices of gender inequality for almost all regions (except Kyiv city) exceeded the defined values of the Gender Inequality index for Ukraine for the year 2021 for the following possible reasons: a) indicators by regions of Ukraine in the field of “Health” have a significant amount of variation, which is compensated for when calculating the data for the entire country; b) to calculate the regional index of gender inequality in the areas of “Empowerment” and “Labor Market”, new indicators were introduced that were available at the regional level and, at the same time, revealed significant differences between individual regions of our country in the context of the study of those areas of social, political and economic life where there are real problems from the point of view of gender equality.

Keywords

• index of gender inequality, methodology, regional (subnational) adaptation, rating.