The State of the World's Children 2007: Women and Children - The double dividend of gender equality

It looks at the status of women today, discusses how gender equality will move all the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) forward, and shows how investment in women's rights will ultimately produce a double dividend: advancing the rights of both women and children.

Contents include:

• Chapter 1: A Call for Equality
• Chapter 2: Equality in the household
• Chapter 3: Equality in employment
• Chapter 4: Equality in politics and government
• Chapter 5: Reaping the double dividend of gender equality
• Statistical Tables: Basic indicators, Nutrition, Health, HIV/AIDS, Education, Demographic indicators, Economic indicators, Women, Child protection, The rate of progress