Pakistani girls from the Bajur tribal region. The third MDG aims to improve gender equality. Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP
MDG3: promote gender equality and empower women
To eliminate gender disparity in all levels of education by 2015, based on the ratios of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education, increase the number of women in paid employment outside the agricultural sector, and increase the number of female MPs. Visit the UN webpage to read more about MDG3 and its progress.
MDG3 reports and data from the web
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• Read the latest Guardian stories related to MDG3 on gender, and the UN Women report 2011
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Key MDG3 data searches
Search our global development data store, or take a look at searches related to MDG3: girls' education, women's literacy, women's employment, and women in parliament
Multimedia related to MDG3
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• Interactive: A timeline of women's right to vote
• Interactive: International Women's Day: Voices from around the world
• Video: The women training to teach in Nigeria
• Gallery: Messages for UN Women images contributed by readers
The Guardian: ‘I will never be cut': Kenyan girls fight back against genital mutilation. Link to this video
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