Girl's Education working group post-2015 position paper

February 2014

The education goal within the post-2015 framework must take this into account; girls and women must no longer be left behind. Further, education and the inclusion of girls and women must not be seen in isolation, being intrinsically linked to other goals, such as the elimination of early marriage, sanitation infrastructure, stopping violence against women and goals and sexual and reproductive health.

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Achieving Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in the Post-2015 Framework

January 2013

This report argues that to achieve real and sustainable change, the post-2015 framework must tackle the underlying causes of gender inequality and promote women’s empowerment. The most effective way to achieve gender equality is through a ‘twin track’ approach, combining a standalone goal with mainstreaming throughout the framework. Targets across the framework must be transformative so that they reflect a lasting change in the power and choices women have over their own lives and tackle the root causes of inequality.

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