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In many parts of the world, cultural and social restraints keep women U.N. Millennium Development Goals
from contributing to the welfare of their families. Of the world’s people
Population and Poverty
living in poverty, women form a significant proportion.
Reproductive Health
The perceived value of a woman’s work in the home or as a young bride HIV/AIDS
frequently outweighs the value of her education. Nearly 800 million
Women's Empowerment
people over the age of 15 are illiterate and two-thirds of them are
women. Environmental Sustainability
This lack of education affects women – and their families – in many ways.
While women bear a disproportionate burden of the world’s poverty, they
How we do it:
play a leading role in the health, nutrition and education of the family.
Many women are denied economic opportunities through lack of education Telling Stories, Saving Lives
UNICEF
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