During its September 2022 meeting, MCC’s Board of Directors endorsed a new indicator for MCC’s Fiscal Year 2023 scorecard: Employment Opportunity. This new indicator measures disability rights, forced labor, workplace discrimination, and the ability of civil society organizations (CSO) to start-up. MCC is making this change in recognition of the importance of including all segments of the adult population in the workforce and of broadening opportunities for historically marginalized groups. The Employment Opportunity Indicator replaces the Business Start-Up Indicator, which MCC will discontinue due to the cancellation of the World Bank’s Doing Business Report.
As part of its commitment to using the best and most rigorous data, MCC regularly reviews the indicators on the MCC scorecard to ensure use of the highest quality data and methodologies available. As new datasets become available and our understanding of the links between governance and poverty reduction evolve, regular reviews of the indicators are essential. MCC focuses on indicators with broad country coverage, regular updates, and publicly available data that are produced by third-party institutions.
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