Introduction, overview and future policy agenda / Editors -- The state of the world progress (1990-2007 & projections) / Andrew R. Morrison, Shwtlena Sabarwal and Mirja Sjoeblom -- Indicators and indices of gender equality : what do they measure and what do we miss? / Caren Grown -- Monitoring...

Violent conflict, a pervasive feature of the recent global landscape, has lasting impacts on human capital, and these impacts are seldom gender neutral. Death and destruction alter the structure and dynamics of households, including their demographic profiles and traditional gender roles. To...