Talk:Gender Development Index

message: I contend that this section is completely POV'd. In presenting an alleged bias on the GDI, it opposes to that perceived bias and is thus taking a stance and violating NPOV.
For instance:
: It should be noted that the UN uses a different standard for male and female life expectancy, basically assuming that it is natural that women should live about 5 years longer than men.
NPOV in this section should discuss whether the different life expectancy assumption is actually biased or has factual root by looking e.g. at actual life expectancy rates through modern times in societies of various levels of development. Further discussion could be made of the incidence of the leading causes of death according to gender.
: The assumptions used in the UN calculation reflect a feminist attitude that tries to portray women's situations as worse than they actually are
The current version presents itself as knowing, without the slightest support, what the feminine situation "actually is".
: assume that gender disparities that benefit men are "sexist" but gender disparities that benefit women are "natural" or "normal".
For this to be true, the underlying assumption of the section editor's viewpoint would have to be proven true: that males and females "naturally have", or should be assumed to have, equal life expectancies - empirical evidence for which is desperately lacking in the article.
I leave it to the others to decide what should be done to the section. Amorim Parga (talk) 09:07, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Anonymous user, I've again deleted your biased section. The point is, you contend to have "information", while there is none. The actual information regarding this issue is: on a given population where men and women have reasonably equal access to health care, women do live longer. As you pointed out: before women succeeded in their fight to be treated equally, their natural predisposition for living longer was hampered - and they lived only 1 year longer on average. The 5-year difference assumed by the UN might not be the best, but it certainly beats assuming equal life expectancies. Human development means each person being able to fulfill their natural tendencies to the most; this includes living as long as possible. And experience shows this to be longer for women. Please don't edit the article back until you have solid information on the contrary. Amorim Parga (talk) 19:25, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV in section "Biased feminist statistics" 

message: Although the previous author may have a valid point in asserting that the GDI is infact gender-biased, I think this discussion could actually be a worthwhile addition to the page itself, making others aware that such debates over this measurement apparatus exist. In keeping with that theme, I would like to propose the addition of a number of new sections to this page, including History and Origins of the GDI, Factors and Calculation of the GDI, Critical Assesments and Debates regarding the GDI and Proposed Alternatives and Alterations to the GDI. I would also like to link this page to other relevant pages including the Capabilities Approach, the Gender Empowerment Measure, and the Human Development Index.FaithSara (talk) 17:31, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposed Changes to Page