Taking action: achieving gender equality and empowering women

Contents
Chapter 12 Making it happen 138
Commitment and mobilization of change agents 138
Technical capacity to implement change 139
Institutional structures and processes 141
Adequate financial resources 143
Accountability and monitoring systems 143
Country case studies 145
Gender mainstreaming in MDG-based country policy processes 152
Conclusion 154
Appendix 1 Education projections and country
level education data 155
Appendix 2 Reproductive health statistics 178
Appendix 3 Employment statistics 180
Appendix 4 Statistics on women’s political participation 189
Appendix 5 Employment indicators 197
Appendix 6 Summary of e-discussion facilitated by
ActionAid, United Kingdom 198
Notes 215
References 224
Boxes
1 Proposed indicators for tracking progress on strategic priorities for
Goal 3 18
1.1 Seven strategic priorities for action on Millennium Development
Goal 3 29
2.1 Gender equality is critical to achieving all the Goals 31
2.2 Achieving the Millennium Development Goals is critical for gender
equality 32
3.1 The Bangladesh Female Secondary School Assistance Program
increases girls’ enrollment 49
3.2 Cash for education programs—Mexico’s Progresa 50
5.1 The Ghana Community Water and Sanitation Project gains from
women’s participation 71
5.2 Diesel-powered multifunctional platforms reduce the burdens on
women in Mali 73
6.1 How land rights can empower women 76
6.2 Land reform changes focus on women’s land rights in
Kyrgyzstan 84
6.3 Joint titling improves women’s access to land in Viet Nam 85
7.1 The Self-Employed Women’s Association of India addresses the needs
of the informally employed 99
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