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GOAL 5: GENDER EQUALITY
Achieve gender equality and
empower all women and girls
(Credit: Millenium Development Fund)
The great progress the world has made in becoming more
prosperous and fair is worth celebrating. And yet, in just about
every way, women and girls lag behind. There are still gross
inequalities in work and wages, lots of unpaid “women’s work”
suc h as child care and domestic work and discrimination in
public decision-making. But there are grounds for hope. More
girls are in school now compared to in 2000. Most regions have
reached gender parity in primary education. The percentage of
women getting paid for their work is on the rise. The Sustainable
Development Goals aim to build on these achievements to
ensure that there is an end to discrimination against women and
girls everywhere. It’s a basic human right.
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