IMPACT OF SUB-COMPONENTS OF THE GLOBAL GENDER GAP REPORT ON INDIA’S GENDER EQUALITY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v7.i7s.2026.7949Keywords:
Gender Gap, Inequality, Epao, Ea, Has, PeAbstract [English]
Gender parity has increasingly become a central parameter for assessing national development, prompting renewed attention to the factors shaping a country’s gender gap performance. This study investigates the influence of the Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) sub-indices on India’s overall GGGI score over a recent twenty years period from (2006-2025). Using a comprehensive econometric framework, the analysis first assesses the normality and stationarity characteristics of the variables. A multiple regression model is then employed to quantify the contribution of each sub-index Economic Participation and Opportunity (EPAO), Educational Attainment (EA), Health and Survival (HAS), and Political Empowerment (PE) to the aggregate index. Diagnostic evaluations, including the correlation matrix, Variance Inflation Factor (VIF), and Tolerance statistics, are conducted to detect potential multicollinearity. The stability of model parameters is examined through the CUSUM test, and a series of residual diagnostics are performed to validate the reliability of the model. The results indicate that while the variables are initially non-stationary, stationarity is achieved after second differencing as confirmed by ADF (Augmented Dickey Fuller test) and PP (Phillips-Perron) tests. The estimated coefficients are found to be statistically significant and the regression parameters remain stable throughout the period under review. Although no substantial multicollinearity issues are observed, evidence of autocorrelation and heteroscedasticity is detected in the residuals. The findings underscore that India’s overall GGGI score is systematically shaped by its sub-index scores highlighting the pivotal role of sector-specific gender disparities in determining the nation’s broader gender gap trajectory.
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