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The World Bank
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS - MDG'S
Promote Gender Equality and Empower
Women |
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When a country
educates its girls, its mortality rates usually fall, fertility rates
decline, and the health and education prospects of the next generation
improve. Unequal
treatment of women--by the state, in the market, and by their community and
family--puts them at a disadvantage throughout their lives and stifles the
development prospects of their societies. Illiterate and poorly educated
mothers are less able to care for their children. Low education levels and
responsibilities for household work prevent women from finding productive
employment or participating in public decision-making. What will it take to improve girls' enrollments?
Removing the social and economic obstacles that stop parents from sending
their daughters to school is a priority. For many poor families the economic
value of girls' work at home exceeds the perceived returns to schooling.
Improving the accessibility of schools and their quality and affordability is
also important. |
Target 3.A |
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