Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

UNDP works on pro-women's policy advice, capacity development, and supports projects for gender equality in collaboration with UNIFEM.

Indicators

Target 3a: Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education preferably by 2005, and at all levels by 2015

3.1 Ratios of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education 3.2 Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector 3.3 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament

UNDP's work

• UNDP / Japan Women in Development Fund
• Gender and the MDGs

More information

• Millennium Project Report: Taking action: achieving gender equality and empowering women
• Millennium Campaign's page on Goal 3