GOAL 3:
PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER WOMEN
Target 1:
Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary
education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of
education no later than 2015
- Girls still wait for equal primary school access in some regions
- Women slowly gain ground in
political decision-making, but
progress is erratic and marked by
regional differences
- Targeted action is needed to help
girls from poor, rural areas stay in
school
- Job opportunities open up, but women often remain trapped in insecure, low-paid positions
- Women slowly gain ground in political decision-making, but progress is erratic and marked by regional differences