Africa/Global: Why education for girls matters

As a response to failure of achieving the MDG for gender parity in education in 2005, this paper from the Global Campaign for Education proposes a new action plan to get every girl in school and learning. The paper argues that the 2005 girls' education target was neither unrealistic nor unaffordable, but rather it has not been met because both the international community and national governments have given insufficient political attention and inadequate money to meet it.