2 The Social Institutions and Gender Index 33

Abstract

This document sets out the scoring guidelines for SIGI 2012 variables, with reference examples to the qualitative data from the SIGI country notes to provide an illustration of how countries are coded and then subsequently scored. The following guidelines apply to the coding process: • In cases where no or insufficient information exists, variables are not assigned a value; • The legal indicators are assessed based on all applicable legal frameworks, including civil law, religious law, customary law and traditional law; and • Where data is only available for one component of a variable, the score is based on the component where data is available. In addition to the SIGI variables below, the country notes provide additional information that sets the context for discriminatory social institutions. It is intended that the SIGI and sub-index scores be read with reference to the full country notes. Variable Scoring, examples and data sources DISCRIMINATORY FAMILY CODE Legal age of marriage Whether women have the same rights with respect to the legal minimum age of marriage Assigned a score based on one component: minimum legal age of marriage. Data from country specific sources in country profiles. 0: The law on the minimum age of marriage does not discriminate against women Example: Recent amendments to the chapter on Marriage in the Country Code have raised the age of marriage to 20 for both sexes. (Nepal country note) 0.5: The law on the minimum age of marriage discriminates against some women, for example through customary, traditional and religious law Example: Under the Marriage Act which was amended in 2001, the legal age of marriage is 18 for both sexes, conditional on parental consent. Without parental consent, the legal age is 21. This age limit does not apply to