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Both gender and equality are contentious and evolving terms. Considering the respective long-standing debates on these two terms, it is not surprising that their combination has been just as challenging to conceptualize and measure.1 Indeed, there has been a persistent and increasing dispute on which specific parameters could accurately measure gender inequality in a temporally and spatially comparative context.
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Fábián, K. (2015). The Construction, Meanings, and Messages of Gender Equality Indices in the Post-Communist Region. In: Hassenstab, C.M., Ramet, S.P. (eds) Gender (In)equality and Gender Politics in Southeastern Europe. Gender and Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137449924_2
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