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"Recent years have seen an increasing importance given to the development of women. To make development more meaningful, inclusive growth is needed that encourages women's participation in various spheres of life. In many parts of the world, women's status is significantly despondent. Further, the millennium development goals have been hindered by extensive gender inequality. Several Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including eliminating poverty, reducing infant mortality, achieving universal education, and eliminating the gender gap in education by 2015, have been argued as prerequisites to achieving gender equality, according to Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General (United Nations, 2005). The World Bank (2001) recommends policy changes to address gender inequality in ""rights, resources, and voice"" in its report, ""Engendering Development."

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