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4.2 Education and Training of Women (B)<br />

4.2.1.The strategic objectives from the Platform of Action<br />

The education and training of women was the second critical area of concern targeted by the<br />

international community in Beijing in 1995; the following six strategic objectives were specified:<br />

• B.1. Ensure equal access to education.<br />

• B.2. Eradicate illiteracy among women.<br />

• B.3. Improve women’s access to vocational training, science and technology, continuing<br />

education.<br />

• B.4. Develop non-discriminatory education and training.<br />

• B.5. Allocate sufficient resources for and monitor the implementation of educational re-<br />

forms.<br />

• B.6. Promote lifelong education and training for girls and women.<br />

4.2.2. Availability and relevance of EU-wide indicators<br />

Germany’s EU Presidency prepared a report on indicators on the education and training of women<br />

and the Council decided in May 2007 on three such indicators as follows:<br />

• Indicator 1. Proportion of female graduates and male graduates of all tertiary graduates in<br />

mathematics, sciences and technical disciplines<br />

• Indicator 2. Employment rate of women and men (aged between 25 and 39 years, and aged<br />

between 40 and 64 years) by highest level of education attained<br />

• Indicator 3a. Proportion of female ISCED 5a-graduates and male ISCED 5a-graduates of all<br />

ISCED 5a-graduates and proportion of female PhD graduates and male PhD graduates of all<br />

PhD graduates by broad field of study and in total<br />

• Indicator 3b. Proportion of female and male academic staff in academia differentiated by<br />

grades A, B and C, and in total.<br />

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