The Unfinished business of women and girls in the MDGs

The world is a long way from achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment – goal three of the globally agreed Millennium Development Goals. Although there has been progress in some areas such as girls’ access to primary education and women’s economic empowerment, the level of achievement has been uneven across regions and within countries. There is no chance of making poverty history without significant and rapid improvements to the lives of women and girls in all countries.

It is time to put women and girls front and centre and to back up political rhetoric with action. Increased investments in five key policy areas will have catalytic effects on the lives of women and girls, and accelerate progress towards development goals beyond 2015.

Read more in our report (available also in Spanish and French) here:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/172696498/Unfinished-Business-Women-and-Girls-Front-and-Centre-Beyond-2015