Women's Empowerment, Gender Equality & the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

This 'information and action guide', developed by the Women's Environment & Development Organisation (WEDO), looks at how women have responded to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and provides a gender perspective for each of the eight Millennium Development Goals. "Gender equality is not only a goal in its own right, but an essential ingredient for achieving all the MDGs, be it poverty eradication, protecting the environment, or access to health-care," argues WEDO. The guide also provides a list of actions that organisations can take to promote women’s empowerment and gender equity.