In each pillar, for all indicators measured, we ...
1. take the arithmetic mean and compute the difference to parity (50% / 50%).
While this is not supposed to imply that parity should be the necessary goal for each individual role, it helps illustrate strong gender imbalances and in particular low representation of women economists in some fields.
2. The WiE Index is scaled such that a value of 100 represents full parity, while a value of 0 represents a share of 100 % men or women across the relevant indicators. The WiE Index works both ways, penalizing deviations from parity in either direction.