1. Development is Sexy ;-)
Ap human geography
Development and economic geography unit

2. For today, 02/24
Pick up an article AND an article analysis. This is DUE on MONDAY, 02/29!
Please don’t throw any rocks 
You will need note-taking materials. Today, we are talking about sex. 

3. Gender Inequality Index (GII)
Measures the extent of each country’s gender inequality. Replaced former measures of gender differences (GDI and GEM, fyi).
Focuses on three areas:
Empowerment  national legislature and high school
Labor Force  full time jobs outside home
Reproductive Health  maternal mortality and adolescent fertility
Status of women is lower in every state 

4. Gender Inequality Index Rankings, 2014 data
High End 
(1.) Slovenia (25)
(2.) Switzerland (3)
(3.) Germany (6)
(4.) Denmark (4)
(5.) Austria (23)
(6.) Sweden (14)
(7.) Netherlands (5)
(8.) Belgium (21)
(9.) Norway (1)
(10.) Italy (27)
Low End 
(155.) Yemen (160)
(154.) Niger (188)
(153.) Chad (185)
(152.) Afghanistan (171)
(151.) Ivory Coast (172)
(#) = HDI Ranking
United States = 55 GII, 8 HDI

5. FIGURE 9-17 GENDER INEQUALITY INDEX (GII) The lowest GII numbers and therefore the least inequality are in Europe, and the highest numbers are in sub-Saharan Africa.

6. FIGURE 9-18 EMPOWERMENT : WOMEN IN THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE The highest numbers of women in national legislature are in Europe, and the lowest numbers are in Southwest Asia & North Africa.

7. FIGURE 9-19 EMPOWERMENT : WOMEN GRADUDATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL A figure above 1 means that more girls than boys graduate from high school.

8. FIGURE 9-20 FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION A lower number means that relatively few women participate in the labor force.

9. FIGURE 9-21 MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO The maternal mortality ratio is the number of deaths of mothers in childbirth compared to the number of live births.

10. FIGURE 9-22 ADOLESCENT FERTILITY RATE The adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per women per 1,000 women ages 15 to 19.

11. Check for Understanding
GII measures the extent of gender inequality by looking at measures of:
Empowerment
Labor force participation
Reproductive rights
Gender inequality has declined in most countries since 1990

12. Making the Connection
Explain the relationship between the DTM and the GII. This should be two paragraphs minimum and thoroughly explain the connection between women, development, and the demographics of countries.