Strides still needed in girls' education, says women's rights expert
NEW YORK, 7 September 2010 – Education is a key component of United Nations Millennium Development Goal 3: to promote gender equality and empowerment of women. According to UNICEF's flagship 'Progress for Children' report 2010 – subtitled 'Achieving the MDGs with Equity' – most countries have reached or are close to reaching the MDG target for gender parity in primary education.