GOAL 3:
PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER WOMEN

• MDG Monitor for Goal 3
• Fact Sheet for Goal 3

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