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This edition of the Progress of the World's Women report focuses on the impact of globalization upon women and the economic dimensions of women's rights. The report studies the advancement of women through a number of gender-sensitive indicators such as the ratio of girls enrolled in secondary schools compared to boys, women's share of paid employment in non-agricultural occupations, and the gender composition of national parliamentary seats. The report emphasizes governments' obligation to mainstream gender in their policies, programs and practices. The report concludes by considering ways in which globalization can be re-conceptualized to enhance, rather than inhibit, the progress of women.