Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality And Empower Women

Question 1

Reasons why goal 3 is important

Answer 1

• Education enables women to access higher paid employment and work in jobs that are less likely to impact negatively on their health.
• With greater income, women are able to exert more control over their lives and make decisions in their own/their families best interests.

Question 2

Purpose

Answer 2

• To raise the socioeconomic status of women in developing countries through ensuring that females have equal access to education.
• also aims to empower women by increasing opportunities for involvement in decision-making processes that affect themselves, their families, their communities and their countries.