Table 9: Comparison of gender-sensitive and intersectional indicators. Adapted from (1).

Type of indicators	Examples of sex and gender-sensitive indicators	Examples of intersectional indicators
Sex-specific indicator: a type of gender-sensitive indicator that pertains to only females or only males.	Proportion of females or males who are living with HIV.	Proportion of females or males who are living with HIV disaggregated by income, age, education, etc.
Sex-disaggregated indicator: a type of gender-sensitive indicator that measures differences between females and males in relation to a particular metric.	Proportion of females and males who are living with HIV.	Proportion of females and males who are living with HIV disaggregated by income, age, education, etc.
Gender equality indicator: a type of gender-sensitive indicator that measures gender equality directly or is a proxy for gender equality. Indicators that can act as a proxy for gender equality include those that explore the different domains included in a gender framework. These may include access to resources, distribution of labour/roles, norms and values and decision-making.	Proportion of married women aged 15–49 who usually decide about their own health care – either by themselves or jointly with their husbands.	Proportion of married women aged 15–49 who usually decide about their own health care either by themselves or jointly with their husbands disaggregated by income, age, education, etc.
	Proportion of women who are able to leave the house without permission.	Proportion of women who are able to leave the house without permission disaggregated by income, age, education, etc.
	Proportion of women who decide how their own income will be used.	Proportion of women who decide how their own income will be used disaggregated by income, age, education, etc.

See: Developing gender-sensitive indicators