The government of Canada's gender results framework : A tool in the construction of equity for all / Marika Morris -- Working toward a gender-sensitive Canadian parliament : The politics of gender equality measurement / Joan Grace -- Making the equality policy process visible : Developing a Gender-Based Analysis Plus framework in the Canada School of Public Service / Stephanie M. Redden -- Missing the mark : Measuring gender inequality in maternal health programs in the Muskoka Initiative / Rebecca Tiessen, Liam Swiss, with the assistance of Krystel Carrier -- Measuring care : Neo-liberalism comes to the nursing home / Pat Armstrong, Hugh Armstrong, and Jacqueline Choiniere -- Sex, gender, and the systematic reviews in health : Building a critical engagement / Sari Rudiver, Madeline Boscoe, Vivien Runnels, Lori Puil, Janet Jull, Stephanie E. Coen, Marion Doull, Vivian Welch, Jennifer Petkovic, Ann Pederson, and Beverley J. Shea -- Violence against women : A measure of inequality / Lee Lakeman, Holly Johnson, Diana Majury, and Manuela Popovici -- Measuring violence against women : A multi-scalar portrait of recent developments, practices, and issues / Maggie FitzGerald -- Gender equality measurement, collective agency, and trade unions : A way forward / Lina Briskin -- Trade policy and gender equality measurement : The Canadian government's inclusive trade strategy / Laura Macdonald and Nadia Ibrahim -- Advancing intersectional considerations in measuring gender equality : A community vitality index in Labrador / Leah Levac, Deborah Stienstra, Petrina Beals, and Jessica McCuaig.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Counting Matters examines the ways in which the rise of gender equality measurement contributes to, but falls short of, effective gender equality policy implementation. As technocrats adopt often countless indices, questions of the theoretical and practical limitations of measurement arise, especially as they pertain to social and cultural relations. The indicators being produced influence the allocation of resources as political decisions but are themselves part of a power regime based on the collection and analysis of data, a regime that obfuscates biases and the agendas behind the statistics. The book's contributions pose critical questions of the ways in which measurement culture manifests within the field of gender equality, asking how it is measured in different policy areas, how we might improve existing practices, and what is revealed through examination and critique of the "technical turn" in policies that purport to promote gender equality"--Provided by publisher.