This report is designed to facilitate consultation with civil society, experts and the international community on the priorities and strategies of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on education for girls, in preparation of the final report to be completed in December 2004. It first discusses the MDGs on education and gender equality, and international data and trends in gender and education. The report then sets out the Task Force’s six main points, supported by evidence from a survey of selected literature.