A Gender Equity Index (GEI) is a metrics based method to effectively track and highlight gender inequities. Gender equity indexes, (e.g., Bloomberg, Equileap, Gender Fair) utilize publicly available and/or surveyed corporate data to determine companies’ commitment to supporting equity through transparency, diversity, and policy development (Bloomberg).
Prior to the creation of DDP’s Gender Equity Index, DDP researched multiple other examples of gender indices to inform the creation and development of the Index. A comprehensive list of this research can be found HERE.
DDP’s GEI quantifies and ranks the Largest 50 ballet companies’ performance as it relates to gender equity. In DDP’s Gender Equity Index, companies are awarded points for commissioning female-choreographed works, appointing women to leadership positions, and showing commitment to transparency by completing our GEI Survey. With this data driven approach, companies’ equity is quantified and ranked on a scale that ranges from Needs Work to Exceptional.