Girl Goals: What has changed for girls?
Adolescent girls’ rights over 30 years.
Girls carry our future
Girls carry generations of potential and impact. They are essentially the carriers of our future, yet they face significant challenges to their well-being and development. This undermines their ability to reach their full potential and drive development.
How have girls’ lives changed?
Girl Goals examines how the lives of adolescent girls have changed since the Beijing Platform for Action was endorsed by 189 countries in 1995. Taking stock of progress for girls over the past three decades, this report examines statistical and data trends across key areas, and benchmarks historical gains
against further effort required to meet 16 Sustainable Development Goals for adolescent girls by 2030.
Progress for girls has been made across many domains. Investments in education have paid dividends, while access to health care for girls has improved. Girls today are less likely to marry in childhood, and the practice of female genital mutilation is declining. Yet despite robust evidence that investing in adolescent girls has a multiplier effect for girls, communities and countries, they continue to fall behind their male peers in many areas.
Learn more in the report:
Girl Goals – Full Report
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Girl Goals – Snapshot
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