MDG 3: PROMOTE GENDER EQUITYand Empowerment of Women
What Do We Want To Achieve?
To eliminate gender inequality in education at all levels
What Have We Already Achieved?
We have achieved parity in access to primary education for boys and girls
In 2012, women occupied 19.7% of the seats in single or lower houses of national parliaments
117 countries have passed laws regarding wage equality
What Challenges Remain?
Only 9 of the 151 heads of state and 11 of the 192 heads of government are women
Women represent two-thirds of the illiterate population in the world
More than half of the women who work have unstable or vulnerable work conditions