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The new OECD Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) adds to these indices another important aspect related to gender inequalities. It measures social institutions that are mirrored by societal practices and legal norms that produce inequalities between women and men. The SIGI is not only an overall measure of these institutions. It is also composed of five subindices, which make disaggregated information available. Each of the five subindices measures a different dimension of social institutions related to gender inequality: Family code, Civil liberties, Physical integrity, Son Preference, and Ownership rights.