GRADING FRAMEWORK

Lex Feminae Index® assigns grades from A to F based on documented enforcement performance in gender-based violence law.

Grades reflect institutional outcomes after violence occurs. Legislative commitments and policy declarations are not scored.

Assessment focuses on measurable accountability, procedural reliability and data transparency.

A — Effective Protection

B — Structured Enforcement

C — Partial Accountability

Color: Green

Sustained and demonstrable enforcement performance
Protection mechanisms function in practice
National data systems are transparent and consolidated

Color: Green-Yellow

Legal and institutional framework operational.
Enforcement generally active but inconsistently applied.

Color: Amber

Legal provisions exist.
Enforcement outcomes uneven.
Protection mechanisms inconsistently reliable.

D — Weak Enforcement

Color: Orange

Statutory framework present but enforcement limited.
Systemic barriers to protection persist.
Data transparency fragmented.

E — Severe Enforcement Deficiency

Color: Dark Orange

F — Systemic Failure

Color: Red

Enforcement absent, negligible or structurally obstructed.
Protection mechanisms ineffective or hostile.
Data transparency absent.

Legal recognition limited or poorly defined.
Enforcement rare or structurally ineffective.
Protection mechanisms unreliable or inaccessible.
Institutional accountability minimal.

Climate Modifier

Framework

Global Enforcement Framework