7.4

Question 1

geographic mobility

Answer 1

one’s relative ability to move through space

Question 2

gender empowerment measure

Answer 2

a measure of gender equality that includes the proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, the percentage of women in economical decision-making positions, and women v men’s share of earned income

Question 3

gender parity

Answer 3

a way of documenting progress toward gender equality using measures such as relative access to education, average incomes for women v men, and workforce participation

Question 4

microloan

Answer 4

a very small loan to poor people with little income or collateral intended to help them establish/expand a small business