Which of the following is/are the status indicator(s) of Gender? I. Sex ratio…

Concept

In development and social statistics, the “status of gender” in a population is measured by indicators that capture how equally women and men fare across the basic dimensions of human well-being. The three classic dimensions used by composite gender indices (such as the Gender Development Index and the WEF Global Gender Gap Index) are demographic survival, knowledge, and a long healthy life.

Application

Mapping each listed item to a gender-status dimension:

• Sex ratio → a demographic-survival indicator: an abnormally low female-to-male ratio signals son preference, sex-selective practices and unequal survival of girls, so it directly reflects gender status.

• Education → a knowledge/attainment indicator: gaps in literacy and schooling between girls and boys are a core measure of gender equality.

• Health → a survival/well-being indicator: differences in life expectancy, maternal health and nutrition between the sexes capture the health dimension of gender status.

All three—I, II and III—are standard status indicators of gender, so the choice that contains every one of them is correct: “I, II and III.”

Cross-check

Established composite measures confirm this: the WEF Global Gender Gap Index scores countries on Health and Survival (using sex ratio at birth and healthy life expectancy) and Educational Attainment, and the World Bank Gender Data Portal groups its indicators under Population (sex ratio), Education and Health. Because each of the three items is an accepted indicator, no smaller subset can be complete.