Reducing discrimination against women in education

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends programmes to eliminate persistent negative images, stereotypes, attitudes and prejudice against women through changes in socialization patterns, the media, advertising, and formal and non-formal education.