Girl Power – Why expanding women's rights and opportunities is an essential aspect of each country's development agenda.
Keywords:
Gender Equality, Millenium Development Goals, Global Development, International Development, Women's Rights, Feminism, Social JusticeAbstract
Progress has been made to close gender gaps across the world. However, gender inequality is still pervasive, particularly among developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. There is a growing consensus among pol- icy makers, economists and politicians that expanding women’s rights can play a crucial role in economic development. The international community has recognised that women’s empowerment and gender equality are devel- opment objectives in their own right and these objectives are laid down in the Millennium Development Goals.
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