Multiple Choice
The Gender Development Index (GDI)
A) measures the percentage of women who are illiterate and living in poverty.
B) uses the same variables as the Human Development Index but adjusts them downward to take into account the extent of gender inequality.
C) measures the extent of income inequality between households headed by males and households headed by females.
D) measures the difference in educational attainment between males and females.
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