Taking Action

, by Grown, Caren; Gupta, Geeta Rao; Kes, Aslihan

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ISBN: 9781844072224 | 1844072223
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Copyright: 3/30/2005

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The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015-income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of infrastructure and shelter-while promoting gender equality, education, health, and environmental sustainability. These bold goals can be met in all parts of the world if nations follow through on their commitments to work together to meet them. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals offers the prospect of a more secure, just, and prosperous world for all.

Foreword

iii

Task force members

Preface

xiii

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

xvii

Millennium Development Goals

xviii

Executive summary

(26)

A problem with a solution

(3)

Task force perspective on gender equality and empowerment

(6)

Defining gender equality and empowerment

(3)

The case for the seven strategic priorities

(3)

Strengthen opportunities for postprimary education for girls

(17)

Why strengthening girls' opportunities for postprimary education is a strategic priority

(5)

Progress toward gender equality in education, 1990-2000

(5)

The costs of gender inequality in education to productivity and economic growth

(1)

Interventions to increase gender parity in primary and secondary education

(6)

Guarantee sexual and reproductive health and rights

(13)

Why guaranteeing sexual and reproductive health and rights is a strategic priority

(5)

The costs of poor reproductive health

(1)

Interventions for sexual and reproductive health and rights

(6)

Invest in infrastructure to reduce women's and girls' time burdens

(9)

Why reducing women's and girls' time burdens is a strategic priority

(3)

Interventions for gender-responsive infrastructure

(5)

Conclusion

(1)

Guarantee women's property and inheritance rights

(13)

Why guaranteeing women's property rights is a strategic priority

(3)

The status of women's property rights: the gender asset gap

(5)

Interventions for property rights

(5)

Reduce gender inequality in employment

(16)

Why reducing gender inequality in employment is a strategic priority

(1)

Changing patterns in women's employment, 1990-2000

(3)

Gender inequalities in employment

(4)

Interventions to decrease gender inequality in employment

(6)

Conclusion

102

(2)

Increase women's representation in political bodies

104

(6)

Why women's increased political representation is a priority

104

(2)

Slow progress in women's political participation, 1990-2000

106

(1)

Interventions to increase women's political representation

107

(3)

Combat violence against women

110

(12)

Why combating violence against women is a strategic priority

110

(2)

Prevalence of violence against women

112

(2)

The costs of violence against women

114

(2)

Interventions for combating violence against women

116

(6)

Data and indicators for monitoring progress

122

(8)

Indicators for the seven strategic priorities

123

(5)

Recommendations for data gathering and strengthening statistical systems

128

(2)

The financial costs of interventions to achieve gender equality

130

(8)

Financing interventions to achieve gender equality in education and to provide reproductive health services

130

(1)

The UN Millennium Project needs assessment

131

(6)

Conclusion

137

(1)

Making it happen

138

(17)

Commitment and mobilization of change agents

138

(1)

Technical capacity to implement change

139

(2)

Institutional structures and processes

141

(2)

Adequate financial resources

143

(1)

Accountability and monitoring systems

143

(2)

Country case studies

145

(7)

Gender mainstreaming in MDG-based country policy processes

152

(2)

Conclusion

154

(1)

Appendix 1 Education projections and country level education data

155

(23)

Appendix 2 Reproductive health statistics

178

(2)

Appendix 3 Employment statistics

180

(9)

Appendix 4 Statistics on women's political participation

189

(8)

Appendix 5 Employment indicators

197

(1)

Appendix 6 Summary of e-discussion facilitated by ActionAid, United Kingdom

198

(17)

Notes

215

(9)

References

224

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Taking Action

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